Translation meaning & definition of the word "oppress" into Spanish language

verb

1. Come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority

• "The government oppresses political activists"

synonym:
• oppress
,
• suppress
,
• crush

1. Bajar o mantener bajo el uso injusto de la autoridad

• "El gobierno oprime a los activistas políticos"

sinónimo:
• oprimir
,
• suprimir
,
• aplastar

2. Cause to suffer

• "Jews were persecuted in the former soviet union"

synonym:
• persecute
,
• oppress

2. Causar sufrir

• "Los judíos fueron perseguidos en la antigua unión soviética"

sinónimo:
• perseguir
,
• oprimir

Examples of using

Once social change begins it can not be reversed. You can not un-educate the person who has learned to read. You can not humiliate the person who feels pride. You can not oppress the people who are not afraid anymore.

Una vez el cambio social comienza, no es posible dar marcha atrás. No se le puede hacer olvidar a una persona cómo leer. No se puede humillar a una persona que siente orgullo. No se puede oprimir a las personas que ya no sienten miedo.