Tuesday, September 10, 2019

OPPRESSOR

WORD: OPPRESSOR

MEANING:
1. To keep down by severe and unjust use of force or authority: a people who were oppressed by tyranny.
2. To cause to feel worried or depressed: "People were at a loss ... oppressed by the atmosphere of the dead man's room" (Ward Just).
3. Obsolete To overwhelm or crush.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Zimbabwe's Mugabe - from liberator to oppressor

PRONOUNCE:
op·press - अप्रेसर

LINK: OPPRESSOR

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