Synonyms for oppression
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
The exercise of authority or power in a burdensome, cruel, or unjust manner.
Related words
- Word family
- oppress
- Phrases
- silence is oppression
Forms
- Plural
- oppressions → injustices, tyrannies, subjugations, persecutions…
Example sentences
- injustice I should not close my eyes when I face injustice.
- persecution He could not shake off his persecution complex.
- tyranny People in the country were living under a tyranny.
- subjugation We have the choice between death and subjugation.
- hardship They had to endure great hardship during the war.
- grievance I have a grievance about that. I believe it was unfair.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| oppression | rising | |
| injustice | steady | |
| persecution | rising | |
| tyranny | steady | |
| subjugation | rising | |
| hardship | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- load1
- 6 letters
- burden2
- 7 letters
- tyranny3
- 8 letters
- severity4, hardship2
- 9 letters
- injustice3, grievance2
- 11 letters
- persecution4, subjugation
- 13 letters
- oppressionism
- 14 letters
- oppressiveness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (burden2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- oppression
- Italiano
- oppressione
- Deutsch
- Unterdrückung