op·pressed
əˈprest/
adjective
adjective:
oppressed
- subject to harsh and authoritarian treatment.
"oppressed racial minorities"
op·press
əˈpres/
verb
past tense:
oppressed; past participle:
oppressed
keep (someone) in subservience and hardship, especially by the unjust exercise of authority.
"a system that oppressed working people"
synonyms: persecute, abuse, maltreat, ill-treat, tyrannize, crush, repress, suppress, subjugate, subdue, keep down, grind down, ride roughshod over, rule with an iron fist/hand More
"the invaders oppressed the people"
persecuted, downtrodden, abused, maltreated, ill-treated, subjugated, tyrannized, repressed, subdued, crushed, browbeaten;
disadvantaged, underprivileged
"talk of a revolution spread rapidly among the oppressed masses"
cause (someone) to feel distressed, anxious, or uncomfortable.
"he was oppressed by some secret worry"