oppress in Arabic
اِسْتَضْعَفَ istaḍʕafa
/əˈpɹɛs/
oppress in Arabic: اِسْتَضْعَفَ (istaḍʕafa), قَهَرَ (qahara), اِضْطَهَدَ (iḍṭahada). In English, oppress means to keep down by unjust force.
Arabic words for oppress
- keep down by unjust force
- اِسْتَضْعَفَ istaḍʕafa, قَهَرَ qahara, اِضْطَهَدَ iḍṭahada
English meaning of oppress
- verb To keep down by unjust force.
- verb To make sad or gloomy.
- verb Physically to press down on (someone) with harmful effects; to smother, crush.
- verb To sexually violate; to rape.
oppress in a sentence
- The rural poor were oppressed by the land-owners.
- We were oppressed by the constant grey skies.
Synonyms of oppress
oppress in other languages
Questions about oppress in Arabic
- What is the meaning of oppress in Arabic?
- Oppress in Arabic is اِسْتَضْعَفَ (istaḍʕafa), قَهَرَ (qahara), اِضْطَهَدَ (iḍṭahada).
- ما معنى كلمة oppress؟
- Oppress: اِسْتَضْعَفَ (istaḍʕafa), قَهَرَ (qahara), اِضْطَهَدَ (iḍṭahada).
- What does oppress mean in English?
- Oppress means to keep down by unjust force.
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