Definition
To treat people harshly or unjustly, especially by denying them basic rights or freedoms. Involves the systematic use of authority or power to burden or persecute others.
Etymology
From Latin 'oppressus,' from 'ob-' (against) and 'premere' (to press). The metaphor of pressing down on someone evolved from physical pressure to psychological and social pressure by the 14th century.
Kelly Says
The physical metaphor is powerful - oppression literally means 'to press against' someone, like the weight of injustice pressing down until it becomes hard to breathe, move, or exist freely!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አስተያየት ማስገባት
as.te.ya.yet.mas.ɡɛ.bɑt
BNবাংলা
দমন করা
dɔ.mon.kɔ.ra
CACatalà
oprimeix
o.pri.meix
CSČeština
utlačovat
ut.la.tʃo.vat
DADansk
undertrykke
un.der.tryg.gə
DEDeutsch
unterdrücken
ʊn.tɐ.ˈdʁʏk.n̩
ELΕλληνικά
καταπιέζω
ka.ta.pi.é.zo
ESEspañol
oprimir
o.pri.mir
FAفارسی
سخت تحت فشار گذاشتن
saxt.tah.fɑ.ʃar.gozɑ.ʃtan
FRFrançais
opprimer
o.pʁi.me
GUGU
દમન કરવું
da.man.kar.vu
IDBahasa Indonesia
menindas
me.ni.ndas
ITItaliano
opprimere
o.ppri.me.re
JA日本語
圧迫する
at.su.ku.su.ru
KKKK
басып көмейді
bas.yp.kœ.me.jdi
MRMR
दमन करणे
da.man.kɑ.ɳe
MSBahasa Melayu
menindas
me.ni.ndas
MYမြန်မာ
နှိပ်စက်
n̥ɛp.tsɛʔ
NLNederlands
onderdrukken
on.der.dru.kən
NONorsk
undertrykke
un.der.tryk.kə
PLPolski
uciskać
u.t͡ɕis.kɔnt͡ɕ
PTPortuguês
oprimir
o.pri.mir
RORomână
a asupri
a.as.u.pri
RUРусский
угнетать
uɡ.ne.tɑtʲ
SVSvenska
förtrycka
fœr.tryk.ka
SWKiswahili
kandamiza
kan.da.mi.za
TEతెలుగు
అణచివేయు
a.ɳa.tʃi.ve.yu
TLTL
oprimahin
o.pri.ma.hin
UKУкраїнська
гнітити
ɡni.tɪ.tɪ
VITiếng Việt
đàn áp
ɗan.ʔap
ZUZU
ukwazithemba
u.kwa.zi.the.mba