[Elamur Dictionary](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/oppress/)

[dictionaries](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [English](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/) / [O](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/o/) / oppress

# oppress

verb (oppresses, oppressed, oppressing)

«oppress» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

To oppress people is to treat them cruelly and unfairly, keeping them under hard control. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oppress/#m1)

### In the lessons

in stories a cruel ruler oppresses the people and takes away their freedom

### Examples

- The wicked king oppressed the poor villagers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oppress/#x1)
- No one should oppress another person. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oppress/#x2)
- The people rose up against the soldiers who oppressed them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oppress/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## In Jewish tradition

The Torah forbids oppressing the stranger, because Israel was once oppressed as strangers in Egypt.

**Interpretation.** Tradition teaches that Israel should remember its own slavery to treat the stranger and the weak kindly, a lesson told at Passover.

### Examples

- And a stranger shalt thou not wrong, neither shalt thou oppress him; for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt. (Torah EXO.22.21, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/oppress/#x1)
- And a stranger shalt thou not oppress; for ye know the heart of a stranger, seeing ye were strangers in the land of Egypt. (Torah EXO.23.9, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/oppress/#x2)
- And now, behold, the cry of the children of Israel is come unto Me; moreover I have seen the oppression wherewith the Egyptians oppress them. (Torah EXO.3.9, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/oppress/#x3)
- From the wicked that oppress, my deadly enemies, that compass me about. (Writings PSA.17.9, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/oppress/#x4)
- Woe to her that is filthy and polluted, to the oppressing city! (Prophets ZEP.3.1, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/oppress/#x5)
- Be surety for Thy servant for good; let not the proud oppress me. (Writings PSA.119.122, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/oppress/#x6)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «oppress» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oppress/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«oppress» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/oppress.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «oppress» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/oppress/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«oppress» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/oppress.html) on Mova free.