Meaning Of Oppression

n.

The act of oppressing, or state of being oppressed.

n.

That which oppresses; a hardship or injustice; cruelty; severity; tyranny.

n.

A sense of heaviness or obstruction in the body or mind; depression; dullness; lassitude; as, an oppression of spirits; an oppression of the lungs.

n.

Ravishment; rape.