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
In 2021, the archbishop delivered the first of two formal apologies to the Sami people for the Church of Sweden's role in their oppression.
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Arkansas Online, 22 Aug. 2025
Democrats should stand for compassion and fairness, but not for an encompassing theory of systemic oppression that most Americans don’t recognize and rightly view as unhinged.
—Clive Crook, Twin Cities, 21 Aug. 2025
The historical drama is based on the life of Jesus and those who knew him against the backdrop of Roman oppression in first-century Israel.
—Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Aug. 2025
Coaches and faculty can reframe training not as a source of oppression imposed upon them, but as an investment in them and, ultimately, in their patients.
—Sharon Washington, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
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Arkansas Online, 22 Aug. 2025
Democrats should stand for compassion and fairness, but not for an encompassing theory of systemic oppression that most Americans don’t recognize and rightly view as unhinged.
—Clive Crook, Twin Cities, 21 Aug. 2025
The historical drama is based on the life of Jesus and those who knew him against the backdrop of Roman oppression in first-century Israel.
—Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Aug. 2025
Coaches and faculty can reframe training not as a source of oppression imposed upon them, but as an investment in them and, ultimately, in their patients.
—Sharon Washington, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oppression
Noun
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These movies commit to the dusty interior decoration and inherent sadness of their ghost stories, but have little feel for the profound interfamily dynamics therein.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
3 Sep. 2025
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So many of Lee’s memories of her mother are tinged with sadness and grief.—
Joan MacDonald,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In addition, people may experience anxiety or depression related to summer's end and the return to school and work routines, Prism Medical Products says.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The Browns are a virus for seasonal depression.—
Jason Lloyd,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Lacy’s new music maintains his sly sense of humor, but with a barefaced melancholy that pushes it to new emotional depths.—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
14 Aug. 2025
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More often than not, the film’s nostalgia is sweet and enjoyable because it is paired with the melancholy that comes from all the acknowledgments of the actors from the original who died over the last 29 years.—
Jesse David Fox,
Vulture,
30 July 2025
Noun
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Anger could be enough, sorrow could be enough.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
2 Sep. 2025
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Its purpose is not to wallow in historical sorrow, but to illuminate how a people’s spirit was forged in the fire of injustice.—
Brad Braxton,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Sep. 2025
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Haley Robson described the anguish caused by ever-metastasizing Epstein conspiracy theories and endless Epstein news cycles, and her hope that releasing the files could finally put the case to bed.—
Michelle Goldberg,
Mercury News,
6 Sep. 2025
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Above all, there’s Rob, whose romantic getaway has turned into a slog of romantic anguish.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Oppression.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oppression. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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