as in sadness
a state or spell of low spirits
suffered a lingering oppression in the weeks after his dog died
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Recent Examples of oppression
The oppression took an even darker turn in 2011 after Assad's regime crushed pro-democracy protests and clamped down on any association with emerging opposition groups.
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Brittney Melton, NPR, 16 Dec. 2024
Yes, fame is a form of oppression, a currency, a potential gift and punishment for excessive attention-seeking, which is often a need for real love, which fame isn’t.
—Harmony Holiday, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
Assad clung to power through domestic oppression, torture and murder, eventually suppressing a 2011 uprising with a mix of chemical weapons and deadly backing from Russia and Iran.
—Alexander Smith, NBC News, 10 Dec. 2024
Mohammadi was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2023 for her fight against the oppression of women in Iran and her promotion of human rights.
—Christiane Amanpour, CNN, 18 Dec. 2024
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Brittney Melton, NPR, 16 Dec. 2024
Yes, fame is a form of oppression, a currency, a potential gift and punishment for excessive attention-seeking, which is often a need for real love, which fame isn’t.
—Harmony Holiday, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
Assad clung to power through domestic oppression, torture and murder, eventually suppressing a 2011 uprising with a mix of chemical weapons and deadly backing from Russia and Iran.
—Alexander Smith, NBC News, 10 Dec. 2024
Mohammadi was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2023 for her fight against the oppression of women in Iran and her promotion of human rights.
—Christiane Amanpour, CNN, 18 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oppression
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How to prevent depression with aging, according to AARP BYDebra Whitman December 24, 2024 3 months ago Health Got COVID?Beth Greenfield, Fortune Well, 27 Dec. 2024
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Patients who took months of dance classes found their depression eased, a small study published recently in the Journal of Medical Internet Research says.Maureen Mackey, Fox News, 26 Dec. 2024
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But the Christmas–New Year’s setting adds a nice touch of melancholy to the proceedings.Bob Sassone, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2024
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But over the course of the pair’s tour of Poland to visit their late grandmother’s ancestral home, Benji’s flippant manner keeps dissolving to reveal internal conflict and profound melancholy.David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Dec. 2024
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Those little eyebrows pinched in sorrow or remorse?Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 19 Dec. 2024
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Because, Linford says, while sorrow is real, the final word is joy.Jason DeRose, NPR, 18 Dec. 2024
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The break is much longer for Virgin River, but well worth it once all these burning questions are resolved and the next set of anguish begins.Marc Berman, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
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But one brief scene that has many non-geeks puzzled as to the identity of a certain character is an emotional shot of Superman in anguish kneeling beside a dying broken robot and clutching its metallic hand.Jeff Spry, Space.com, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Oppression.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oppression. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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