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
It’s still structured around caste, with deep inequalities, suppressed women’s rights, minority oppression and countless ethnic divisions.
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Koray Köse, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
After all, if words are the weapons of oppression, then isn’t an evangelical Republican giving a speech just an armed and dangerous enemy?
—Michael Graham, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
Its narrative offers much for readers to discuss in terms of utopian vision, identifying oppression, and fighting for liberation.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 10 Sep. 2025
Across centuries, rulers who built their power on fear or oppression seemed immovable in their day.
—John Hope Bryant, Time, 6 Sep. 2025
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Koray Köse, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
After all, if words are the weapons of oppression, then isn’t an evangelical Republican giving a speech just an armed and dangerous enemy?
—Michael Graham, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
Its narrative offers much for readers to discuss in terms of utopian vision, identifying oppression, and fighting for liberation.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 10 Sep. 2025
Across centuries, rulers who built their power on fear or oppression seemed immovable in their day.
—John Hope Bryant, Time, 6 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oppression
Noun
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In scene after scene, my mother’s work showed her nuanced perceptions about human behavior and her generous, big hearted embrace of folly and foible, and, yes, sadness, too.—
Marisa Silver
September 23,
Literary Hub,
23 Sep. 2025
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Fear and sadness are both core emotions.—
Juli Fraga,
Time,
23 Sep. 2025
Noun
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If conditions are right, the clusters swirl into a storm known as a tropical wave or tropical depression.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
28 Sep. 2025
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The depression trudged along at 2 mph with 35-mph winds, center officials said.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But even here, the ache of the lovers’ separation registers with only a muffled sense of melancholy.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
11 Sep. 2025
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Some gags land, others don’t, and the script’s sudden bursts of melancholy dependably catch you in the gut.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Cecile is worldly and has seen her share of sorrow, while Fanny has been cloistered in this elaborate old castle under the watchful eye of an over-protective mother and eccentric grandmother.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
23 Sep. 2025
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And then of course, all of the emotional damage comes in and all the pain, sorrow, crying and screaming.—
Ilana Kaplan,
PEOPLE,
22 Sep. 2025
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Garner watches his anguish, with respect.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
28 Sep. 2025
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Although many questions remain, the few answers the Vaneks have, however tenuous, serve as an antidote to the anguish of never knowing.—
Ted Katauskas,
Outside,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Oppression.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oppression. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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