01 n. The act of oppressing, or state of being oppressed.
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1.
The act of oppressing, or state of being oppressed.
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2.
That which oppresses; a hardship or injustice; cruelty; severity; tyranny.
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3.
A sense of heaviness or obstruction in the body or mind; depression; dullness; lassitude; as, an oppression of spirits; an oppression of the lungs.“There gentle Sleep First found me, and with soft oppression seized My drowsed sense.” — Milton.
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4.
Ravishment; rape.[Obs.]