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oppressed

/əpˈɹɛst/ · 9 letters · 6 distinct letters

  1. verb

    come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority

    The government oppresses political activists

  2. verb

    cause to suffer

    Jews were persecuted in the former Soviet Union

  3. adjective

    burdened psychologically or mentally

    laden with grief

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