oppress meaning in Sanskrit
बाध् bādh
/əˈpɹɛs/
oppress in Sanskrit: बाध् (bādh), रुध् (rudh). In English, oppress means to keep down by unjust force.
Sanskrit words for oppress
- to oppress
- बाध् bādh
- to oppress, torment, afflict excessively
- रुध् rudh
- to oppress, torment, harass
- रुध् rudh
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
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Questions about oppress in Sanskrit
- What is the meaning of oppress in Sanskrit?
- Oppress in Sanskrit is बाध् (bādh), रुध् (rudh).
- oppress इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
- Oppress: बाध् (bādh), रुध् (rudh).
- What does oppress mean in English?
- Oppress means to keep down by unjust force.
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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “oppress”: बाध्, रुध्. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: oppress (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Sanskrit words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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