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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

  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.

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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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