Oppress



verbpast tense: oppressed ; past participle: oppressed ; present participle: oppressing ;
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(TRANSITIVE) (To govern with tyranny; to Weigh down; to treat severely; to lie heavily on) ធ្វើអោយ ទ្រាំទ្រមិនបាន, ធ្វើអោយថប់ដង្ហើម, ទ្រូង, សង្កត់សង្កិន, ជិះជាន់
Example: The Pacific colonists felt that England was oppressing them by unfair taxes, Dang looks as if all the care of the world oppress him.
Example: The people are oppressed by the military government.
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(បច្ចេកទេស) គាបសង្កត់, ជិះជាន់
ENGLISH MEANING
verbpast tense: oppressed ; past participle: oppressed ; present participle: oppressing ;
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(TRANSITIVE) To impose excessive burdens upon; to overload; hence, to treat with unjust rigor or with cruelty.
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(TRANSITIVE) To put down; to crush out; to suppress.
3.
(TRANSITIVE) To produce a sensation of weight in (some part of the body); as, my lungs are oppressed by the damp air; excess of food oppresses the stomach.
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afflict, harass, harry, hound, persecute, plague, torment, torture, vex, worry
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aid, assist, comfort, encourage, support
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To ravish, to violate