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Rareoppress
The correct spelling is oppress.
How to pronounce oppress
verb
IPA: /əˈpɹɛs/
Say it like: Opp-res-s
The correct spelling is oppress. To keep down by unjust force. For example: "The rural poor were oppressed by the land-owners."
Usage Examples
“The rural poor were oppressed by the land-owners.”
“We were oppressed by the constant grey skies.”
Definition
verb
- 1.To keep down by unjust force.
- 2.To make sad or gloomy.
- 3.Physically to press down on (someone) with harmful effects; to smother, crush.
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