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oppress meaning in Marathi

दडपून ठेवणे daḍpūn ṭhevṇe

/əˈpɹɛs/

oppress in Marathi: दडपून ठेवणे (daḍpūn ṭhevṇe), दडपणे (daḍapṇe), दडपशाही करणे (daḍapśāhī karṇe). In English, oppress means to keep down by unjust force.

Marathi words for oppress

keep down by unjust force
दडपून ठेवणे daḍpūn ṭhevṇe, दडपणे daḍapṇe, दडपशाही करणे daḍapśāhī karṇe

English meaning of oppress

  1. verb To keep down by unjust force.
  2. verb To make sad or gloomy.
  3. verb Physically to press down on (someone) with harmful effects; to smother, crush.
  4. verb To sexually violate; to rape.

Full definition of oppress

oppress in a sentence

  • The rural poor were oppressed by the land-owners.
  • We were oppressed by the constant grey skies.

Synonyms of oppress

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Questions about oppress in Marathi

What is the meaning of oppress in Marathi?
Oppress in Marathi is दडपून ठेवणे (daḍpūn ṭhevṇe), दडपणे (daḍapṇe), दडपशाही करणे (daḍapśāhī karṇe).
oppress चा मराठी अर्थ काय आहे?
Oppress: दडपून ठेवणे (daḍpūn ṭhevṇe), दडपणे (daḍapṇe), दडपशाही करणे (daḍapśāhī karṇe).
What does oppress mean in English?
Oppress means to keep down by unjust force.

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