Oppression
Definitions
Equivalents
Examples
“Oh, by what plots, by what forswearings, betrayings, oppressions, imprisonments, tortures, poisonings, and under what reasons of state and politic subtilty, have⟳ these forenamed kings […] pulled the vengeance of God upon themselves […]”
“"Tibet challenges the conscience of the world," I told the audience at a gathering outside the town's main temple. "If freedom-loving people throughout the world do not speak⟳ out against China's oppression in China and Tibet, we have⟳ lost all moral authority to speak⟳ on behalf of human rights anywhere in the world."”
“Extreme freedom is followed by extreme oppression, said Plato.”
“We're choosing to use⟳ "anti-Jewishness" [rather than "anti-Semitism"] in recognition of the separate⟳ experiences and different oppressions of other peoples who also claim⟳ the name⟳ of "Semite."”
“Our oppression was lifted by the reappearance of the sun.”
“[…] St. Bede's at this period of its history was perhaps the poorest and most miserable parish in the East End⟳ of London. Close-packed, crushed by the buttressed height of the railway viaduct, rendered airless by huge walls of factories, it at once banished lively interest⟳ from a stranger's mind⟳ and left only a dull oppression of the spirit.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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