Meanings
adjectiveoppressed (comparative more oppressed, superlative most oppressed)
comparative more oppressed · superlative most oppressed
- Subject to oppression.
feel oppressed
3 more examples
politically oppressed
The novel tells the story of an oppressed community.
She felt oppressed by the rigid atmosphere of the office.
Synonyms: downtrodden
verb
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of oppress
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveSubject to oppression.
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Translations
Arabic مَظْلُوم
- مَظْلُوم (maẓlūm)Subject to oppression
Bengali মজলুম
- মজলুম (môzlum)Subject to oppression
Finnish sorrettu
- sorrettuSubject to oppression
French opprimé, oppressé
- oppriméSubject to oppression
- oppresséSubject to oppression
German unterdrückt
- unterdrücktSubject to oppression
Greek καταπιεσμένος
- καταπιεσμένος (katapiesménos)Subject to oppression
Hindi प्रताड़ित, पीड़ित
- प्रताड़ित (pratāṛit)Subject to oppression
- पीड़ित (pīṛit)Subject to oppression
Italian oppresso
- oppressoSubject to oppression
Māori taimaha, taumaha
- taimahaSubject to oppression
- taumahaSubject to oppression
Persian مظلوم
- مظلوم (mazlūm)Subject to oppression
Polish uciskany
- uciskanySubject to oppression
Portuguese oprimido, opresso
- oprimidoSubject to oppression
- opressoSubject to oppression
Spanish oprimido
- oprimidoSubject to oppression
Swedish förtryckt
- förtrycktSubject to oppression
Turkish mazlum
- mazlumSubject to oppression
Ukrainian пригно́блений
- пригно́блений (pryhnóblenyj)Subject to oppression
Urdu مظلوم
- مظلوم (mazlūm)Subject to oppression
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with oppressed
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APA
oppressed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oppressed
MLA
“oppressed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oppressed. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oppressed,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oppressed.
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