oppressed

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BrE /ˈɒ.prɪst/ AmE /ɑːp.rɛst/

adjective en → es

1 PERSECUTED [predicative adjective] B2

treated unfairly and cruelly by people in authority or power

oprimido, perseguido

  • be oppressed

Collocations politically oppressed · socially oppressed

  • The people were oppressed by the government.

    El pueblo fue oprimido por el gobierno.

2 SUBJECTED [predicative adjective] C1

forced to obey or accept something unpleasant, especially an authority or system of beliefs

sometido, sometido a

  • be oppressed by

Collocations oppressed by poverty · oppressed by superstition

  • The people were oppressed by the fear of punishment.

    El pueblo fue sometido por el miedo a la represalia.