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
His characters lived through all kinds of oppression—slavery, lynching, poverty, police violence, drug addiction—but came out the other side wiser and stronger for the trauma.
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Literary Hub,
17 June 2026
And that particular oppression also made the promise of a black woman president something more than another item on a checklist of firsts or the humoring of a particular interest group.
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Ta-Nehisi Coates,
Vanity Fair,
15 June 2026
With stark imagery and clear-eyed anger, Lorde recounts a violent racist encounter on the street, exposing the enduring psychological wounds of racial oppression and misogyny.
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JSTOR Daily,
11 June 2026
Nearly a century later, many feminists saw glamour as a tool of oppression.
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Eileen G'sell,
The Conversation,
8 June 2026
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Literary Hub,
17 June 2026
And that particular oppression also made the promise of a black woman president something more than another item on a checklist of firsts or the humoring of a particular interest group.
—
Ta-Nehisi Coates,
Vanity Fair,
15 June 2026
With stark imagery and clear-eyed anger, Lorde recounts a violent racist encounter on the street, exposing the enduring psychological wounds of racial oppression and misogyny.
—
JSTOR Daily,
11 June 2026
Nearly a century later, many feminists saw glamour as a tool of oppression.
—
Eileen G'sell,
The Conversation,
8 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oppression
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Each room explores a different human emotion — joy and love, fear and hope, sadness and gratitude, anger and resilience.
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Working again with collaborators Adrian Utley (Portishead) and Shahzad Ismaily (Ceramic Dog) and joined by Nick Hakim and drummer Tom Skinner (the Smile), Orton uses The Ground Above to create weighty songs that deal with both joy and sadness.
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About 10% of fathers develop symptoms like depression and anxiety during the perinatal period, which lasts from pregnancy through the first year after childbirth.
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Many Americans rely on ACA coverage to afford medications to treat various diseases such as diabetes, asthma, depression and autoimmune diseases.
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Beneath all the sensuality and beauty, there’s also a lingering melancholy that feels very familiar to me.
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Early Years Eichenberg recounted his childhood with some melancholy.
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Kara is addicted to drowning her sorrows and avoiding responsibility, but learns to embrace heroism after embarking on a quest for revenge alongside Ruthye (Eve Ridley).
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Parting is such sweet sorrow, but these guys aren’t going gently into the night just yet.
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Their mother cried out in anguish.
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Meanwhile, hundreds remained missing, leading to a wave of anguish among relatives and friends.
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Power Ballad should be breezy and fun, with that twist of mournfulness that Carney is always so adept at pulling off.
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“Oppression.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oppression. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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