oppresses in English

verb

1

keep (someone) in subservience and hardship, especially by the unjust exercise of authority.

a system that oppressed working people

synonyms: persecute, abuse, maltreat, ill-treat, tyrannize, crush, repress, suppress, subjugate, subdue, keep down, grind down, ride roughshod over, rule with an iron fist/hand

verb

persecute, abuse, maltreat, ill-treat, tyrannize, crush, repress, suppress, subjugate, subdue, keep down, grind down, ride roughshod over, rule with an iron fist/hand
depress, make gloomy, make despondent, weigh down, weigh heavily on, cast down, dampen someone's spirits, dispirit, dishearten, discourage, sadden, get down, bring down, deject
crush, suppress
persecute

Use "oppresses" in a sentence

1. Canaanite King Jabin oppresses Israel (1-3)

2. Can a nation be free if it oppresses other nations?

3. The Vietnamese government oppresses them because they want their native land rights.

4. 11 The people will react against the political system that oppresses them.

5. 9 Will the people one day react against the political system that oppresses them?

6. Synonyms for Aggrieves include annoys, distresses, hurts, injures, irritates, oppresses, pains, upsets, wounds and abuses

7. When a dictator oppresses, tortures, and murders those under his control, should we blame God?

8. Synonyms for Browbeats include bulldozes, bullies, cows, hectors, intimidates, badgers, coerces, domineers, dragoons and oppresses

9. It is easy to wear cap, helmet frowsty bad hair, send the pore muscle that time place bears a label or helmet oppresses to cause trichomadesis easily flabbily especially.

10. The overthrow of Saddam Hussein was called Operation Iraqi Freedom for a reason : the American - led occupation forces must not become midwife for an anti - democratic legal system that disallows freedom of religion , executes adulterers , oppresses women , and discriminates against non - Muslims . Acquiescing to the Sharia discourages moderates while encouraging the Wahhabi and Khomeinist extremists in Iraq .