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# oppress, oppression
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## Definition
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The terms "oppress" and "oppression" refer to treating people harshly and making their lives very difficult.
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* "Oppression" especially refers to a situation where people of greater strength or authority mistreat or enslave people who are under their power or rule.
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* The term "oppressed" describes the people who are being harshly treated.
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## Translation Suggestions
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* Depending on the context,"oppress" could be translated by, "severely mistreat" or "cause to be heavily burdened" or "put under miserable bondage" or "rule harshly."
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* Ways to translate "oppression" could include, "heavy suppression and bondage" or "burdensome control."
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* The phrase "the oppressed" could be translated as "oppressed people" or "people in terrible bondage" or "those who are treated harshly."
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