Synonyms for oppressed


Grammar : Adj
Spell : uh-pres
Phonetic Transcription : əˈprɛs

Top 10 synonyms for oppressed Other synonyms for the word oppressed

Définition of oppressed

Origin :
  • late 14c., past participle adjective from oppress.
  • adj downtrodden
Example sentences :
  • I was oppressed, grieved, sickened, at the sad presentation of humanity.
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
  • He was oppressed with his weariness, and he longed for peace and ease of mind to come to him.
  • Extract from : « Life in London » by Edwin Hodder
  • But the thing that most oppressed her was to see the heart of his father so turned from the youth.
  • Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
  • Gaming relieved me from that insuperable listlessness by which I was oppressed.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • We are apt to be fond of any body that will side with us, when oppressed or provoked.
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 2 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • These labors were attended with the blessing of the God of the poor and oppressed.
  • Extract from : « The Works of Whittier, Volume VII (of VII) » by John Greenleaf Whittier
  • The stoutest antagonist, if he remit his watch a moment, is oppressed.
  • Extract from : « An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding » by David Hume
  • He stopped and held his breath, oppressed by a conviction that some one was near him.
  • Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance
  • On this fateful day, she alone was oppressed with strange forebodings.
  • Extract from : « Old Greek Folk Stories Told Anew » by Josephine Preston Peabody
  • Hamish, were I threatened with worry, as you are, I could not be otherwise than oppressed and serious.
  • Extract from : « The Channings » by Mrs. Henry Wood
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