- oppression, subjugation - the act of subjugating by cruelty; "the tyrant's oppression of the people"
--1 is a kind of persecution
Derived form: verb oppress1 - oppression - the state of being kept down by unjust use of force or authority: "after years of oppression they finally revolted"
--2 is a kind of subjugation, subjection
--2 has particulars: yoke- oppression, oppressiveness - a feeling of being oppressed
--3 is a kind of depression
--3 has particulars: weight - oppression, oppressiveness - a feeling of being oppressed