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oppressed
[ uh-prest ]
adjective
- burdened with cruel or unjust impositions or restraints; subjected to a burdensome or harsh exercise of authority or power:
He's spent over three years documenting the lives of poor, exploited, and oppressed peoples in Latin America.
- weighed down by thoughts or feelings that lie heavily on the mind or spirit:
The fix for a hurt heart, broken spirit, or oppressed mind is not always easy, but there is a path to recovery.
noun
- Usually the oppressed. oppressed people collectively:
We cannot proclaim individual liberty and at the same time show no solidarity with the oppressed.
verb
- the simple past tense and past participle of oppress ( def ).
Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 耻苍路辞辫路辫谤别蝉蝉别诲 adjective
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of oppressed1
Example Sentences
Following in the footsteps of anti-establishment rap groups like NWA and Run The Jewels, the trio present themselves as dissident underdogs, giving a voice to the oppressed.
As the church鈥檚 266th leader, he was revered by many Catholics and theologians for his commitment to social justice and focus on church ministry to migrants, poor and oppressed people.
Nevertheless, as pope, Francis rehabilitated and reconciled with several liberation theologians once exiled by his predecessors and seemed to share the goal of orienting the church more towards serving the oppressed.
His emphasis on God鈥檚 love and his demand that the church go out and minister to oppressed and needy people impressed even those who disagreed with him.
Jesus would have told us to care for the poor and oppressed.
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