Plural of oppression
regular plural
The plural of oppression is oppressions.
Forms of oppression
| Singular | oppression /əˈpɹɛʃən/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | oppressions |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Oppressions in a sentence
- The line that runs through all of Chappelle's comedy is that anti-Blackness is the Final Boss of all oppressions.2021 October 14, Nicole Lewis, “Dave Chappelle Accomplished Exactly What He Wanted To”, in Slate, archived from the original on 22 Mar 2023. From the entry final boss
- In that context where cissexism and cissupremacy are the oppressions in question, a cisgender woman would not count as a marginalized person.2016, Nora Berenstain, “Epistemic Exploitation”, in Ergo: An Open Access Journal of Philosophy, volume 3, number 22, page 570. From the entry cissexism
Meaning of oppression
- noun The exercise of authority or power in a burdensome, cruel, or unjust manner.
- noun The act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed.
- noun A feeling of being oppressed. Special usage may include a sense of heaviness or obstruction in the body or mind; depression; dullness; lassitude.
Questions about the plural of oppression
- What is the plural of oppression?
- The plural of oppression is oppressions.
- Is oppression countable?
- Oppression is a countable and uncountable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: oppression (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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