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Translate oppression from English to German

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oppression:
- Unterdrückung; Tyrannei; Beklommenheit; Beklemmung; Angst
Wiktionary:
- oppression → Unterdrückung, Schinderei
- oppression → Drang, Druck, Drücken, Pressen

English

Detailed Translations for oppression from English to German

oppression:

oppression [the ~] nom

the oppression (suppression; repression)
die Unterdrückung; die Tyrannei
- Unterdrückung [die ~] nom
- Tyrannei [die ~] nom
the oppression (heaviness; sinking feeling)
die Beklommenheit; die Beklemmung; die Angst
- Beklommenheit [die ~] nom
- Beklemmung [die ~] nom
- Angst [die ~] nom
the oppression (sinking feeling; tightness; heaviness; closeness)
die Beklemmung; die Beklommenheit
- Beklemmung [die ~] nom
- Beklommenheit [die ~] nom
the oppression
die Unterdrückung
- Unterdrückung [die ~] nom
the oppression
die Tyrannei
- Tyrannei [die ~] nom

Translation Matrix for oppression:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
Angst	heaviness; oppression; sinking feeling	anxiety; fear; fright; panic; stuffiness; terror
Beklemmung	closeness; heaviness; oppression; sinking feeling; tightness	stuffiness
Beklommenheit	closeness; heaviness; oppression; sinking feeling; tightness
Tyrannei	oppression; repression; suppression	despotism; tyranny
Unterdrückung	oppression; repression; suppression
-	oppressiveness; subjugation

Related Words for "oppression":

oppressions

Synonyms for "oppression":

subjugation; persecution
subjugation; subjection
oppressiveness; depression

Related Definitions for "oppression":

the act of subjugating by cruelty¹
- the tyrant's oppression of the people¹
a feeling of being oppressed¹
the state of being kept down by unjust use of force or authority:¹
- after years of oppression they finally revolted¹

Wiktionary Translations for oppression:

oppression

noun

act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed
- oppression → Unterdrückung
exercise of authority or power in a burdensome, cruel, or unjust manner
- oppression → Unterdrückung

oppression

noun

abwertend: andauerndes Schinden (vergleiche schinden), extreme Beanspruchung, üble Behandlung
- Schinderei → oppression

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• oppression	→ Drang; Druck; Drücken; Pressen	↔ oppression — Action d’opprimer et état de ce qui est opprimé.

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University