Lexicarta

oppress

verb

Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
Word type
noun
verb
adjective
adverb
Line style
core relation
instance, member or derived
substance, domain or see-also
Direction
arrow points to the broader concept
dashed outline: no word in this language
Click any word to expand it.

Senses

Sense 1 verb

come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority

The government oppresses political activists

Types & categories

Related & opposite

Sense 2 verb

cause to suffer

Jews were persecuted in the former Soviet Union

Types & categories

Related & opposite

Table view of this graph

SenseRelationGroupWord
1 derivation Related & opposite oppression
1 derivation Related & opposite crushing
1 derivation Related & opposite oppressor
1 derivation Related & opposite suppressor
1 derivation Related & opposite tyrannical
1 derivation Related & opposite suppressive
1 hyponym Types & categories subdue
2 derivation Related & opposite persecution
2 derivation Related & opposite oppressor
2 derivation Related & opposite tormenter
2 derivation Related & opposite tyrannical
2 hypernym Types & categories rag
2 hyponym Types & categories purge