oppression
noun/əˈpreʃn/
/əˈpreʃn/
[uncountable]- cruel and unfair treatment of people, especially by not giving them the same freedom, rights, etc. as other people
- victims of oppression
- the struggle against racial oppression
- They have freed themselves from oppression.
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