oppressed
BrE /ˈɒ.prɪst/ AmE /ɑːp.rɛst/
adjective en → es
treated unfairly and cruelly by people in authority or power
oprimido, perseguido
- be oppressed
Collocations politically oppressed · socially oppressed
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The people were oppressed by the government.
El pueblo fue oprimido por el gobierno.
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
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The people were oppressed by the fear of punishment.
El pueblo fue sometido por el miedo a la represalia.