#to oppress
- Press — To exert a continuous or sudden pressure force upon an object, surface, or mechanism to activate, move, or compact it. Figuratively, it expresses the act of overwhelming morally, producing a state of deep sadness, worry, or spiritual suffering, or the act of oppressing and exploiting a community.
- To oppress — To exert moral, physical, economic, or political pressure upon an individual or a collective, depriving them of rights and freedoms, and treating them with harshness or injustice; to persecute, systematically exploit, or tyrannize under a regime of force. In a structural sense, it represents the imposition of an abusive relationship of dominance through the social or institutional apparatus.