Definition of oppress

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Oppress (v. t.) To produce a sensation of weight in (some part of the body); as, my lungs are oppressed by the damp air; excess of food oppresses the stomach..

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Sultry :: Sultry (superl.) Very hot, burning, and oppressive; as, Libya's sultry deserts..
Poise :: Poise (n.) To weigh (down); to oppress.
Ease :: Ease (n.) To render less painful or oppressive; to mitigate; to alleviate.
Angor :: Angor (n.) Great anxiety accompanied by painful constriction at the upper part of the belly, often with palpitation and oppression..
Protector :: Protector (n.) One who, or that which, defends or shields from injury, evil, oppression, etc.; a defender; a guardian; a patron..
Waid :: Waid (a.) Oppressed with weight; crushed; weighed down.
Extortionate :: Extortionate (a.) Characterized by extortion; oppressive; hard.
Aggrieve :: Aggrieve (v. t.) To give pain or sorrow to; to afflict; hence, to oppress or injure in one's rights; to bear heavily upon; -- now commonly used in the passive TO be aggrieved..
Burdener :: Burdener (n.) One who loads; an oppressor.
Pinch :: Pinch (v. t.) Figuratively: To cramp; to straiten; to oppress; to starve; to distress; as, to be pinched for money..
Oppressive :: Oppressive (a.) Heavy; overpowering; hard to be borne; as, oppressive grief or woe..
Light :: Light (superl.) Easy to be digested; not oppressive to the stomach; as, light food; also, containing little nutriment..
Surfeit :: Surfeit (n.) Fullness and oppression of the system, occasioned often by excessive eating and drinking..
Close :: Close (v. t.) Oppressive; without motion or ventilation; causing a feeling of lassitude; -- said of the air, weather, etc..
Oppressive :: Oppressive (a.) Unreasonably burdensome; unjustly severe, rigorous, or harsh; as, oppressive taxes; oppressive exactions of service; an oppressive game law..
Oppression :: Oppression (n.) The act of oppressing, or state of being oppressed..
Incubus :: Incubus (n.) Any oppressive encumbrance or burden; anything that prevents the free use of the faculties.
Load :: Load (v.) That which burdens, oppresses, or grieves the mind or spirits; as, a load of care..
Oppress :: Oppress (v. t.) To impose excessive burdens upon; to overload; hence, to treat with unjust rigor or with cruelty..
Beneath :: Beneath (prep.) Under, in relation to something that is superior, or that oppresses or burdens..
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