Need another word that means the same as “oppression”? Find 13 synonyms and 30 related words for “oppression” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Oppression” are: oppressiveness, subjugation, persecution, abuse, maltreatment, ill treatment, tyranny, despotism, repression, suppression, subjection, enslavement, exploitation
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “oppression” as a noun can have the following definitions:
| abuse | Violent treatment involving sexual assault, especially on a regular basis. Waving his fists and hurling abuse at the driver. |
| despotism | A country or political system where the ruler holds absolute power. Some nations are democracies others are despotisms. |
| enslavement | The state of being a slave. The enslavement of millions of Africans. |
| exploitation | An act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly. The exploitation of migrant workers. |
| ill treatment | An often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining. |
| maltreatment | Cruel or violent treatment of a person or animal; mistreatment. 16 per cent of children experience serious maltreatment at the hands of their parents. |
| oppressiveness | Unwelcome burdensome difficulty. |
| persecution | The act of persecuting (especially on the basis of race or religion. His persecution at the hands of other students. |
| repression | The classical defense mechanism that protects you from impulses or ideas that would cause anxiety by preventing them from becoming conscious. Children and adults pay a heavy price for their deep repression of thoughts about death. |
| subjection | The action of subjecting a country or person to one’s control, or the fact of being subjected. The country s subjection to European colonialism. |
| subjugation | Forced submission to control by others. The colonial subjugation of a country by means of brute military force. |
| suppression | Prevention of electrical interference. The suppression of heresy. |
| tyranny | A form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc. The tyranny of her stepmother. |
| autocracy | Domineering rule or control. A boss who shifts between autocracy and consultation. |
| autocratic | Characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty. An autocratic person. |
| barbarism | Extreme cruelty or brutality. She called the execution an act of barbarism. |
| cruelty | The quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance. She divorced my stepfather for persistent cruelty. |
| despot | A ruler or other person who holds absolute power, typically one who exercises it in a cruel or oppressive way. |
| despotism | A form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc. Some nations are democracies others are despotisms. |
| dictatorship | A form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc. The effects of forty years of dictatorship. |
| dominate | Be the most important or conspicuous person or thing in. The villa dominates the town. |
| fascism | A political theory advocating an authoritarian hierarchical government (as opposed to democracy or liberalism. This is yet another example of health fascism in action. |
| fascist | An adherent of fascism or other authoritarian views. He went to Spain to fight against the fascists. |
| ferocity | The property of being wild or turbulent. She hated him with a ferocity that astonished her. |
| hardship | Something that causes or entails suffering- James Boswell. A life of hardship. |
| heretical | Holding an opinion at odds with what is generally accepted. Heretical beliefs. |
| inhumanity | The quality of lacking compassion or consideration for others. Man s inhumanity to man. |
| insensate | Completely lacking sense or reason. A patient who was permanently unconscious and insensate. |
| monocracy | A form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc. |
| monopolize | Get or keep exclusively to oneself. Sophie monopolized the guest of honour for most of the evening. |
| persecution | The act of persecuting (especially on the basis of race or religion. Her family fled religious persecution. |
| perversity | A deliberate desire to behave in an unreasonable or unacceptable way; contrariness. The perversity of being able to carry a gun but not purchase a drink. |
| proletarian | A member of the proletariat. A proletarian ideology. |
| repression | (psychiatry) the classical defense mechanism that protects you from impulses or ideas that would cause anxiety by preventing them from becoming conscious. His goal was the repression of insolence. |
| ruthlessness | Mercilessness characterized by a lack of pity. The real world ruthlessness of business. |
| savagery | The quality of being fierce or cruel. A crime of the utmost savagery. |
| suffering | Psychological suffering. His disregard for the sufferings of his fellow countrymen. |
| suppress | Prevent or inhibit (a process or reaction. Suppress a smile. |
| suppression | The absence or non-development of a part or organ that is normally present. The heavy handed suppression of political dissent. |
| theocracy | The commonwealth of Israel from the time of Moses until the election of Saul as king. His ambition is to lead a worldwide theocracy. |
| tyrannize | Rule a country as a tyrant. He tyrannizes over the servants. |
| tyranny | A form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc. Refugees fleeing tyranny and oppression. |
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