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oppress meaning in Tamil

தடை

/əˈpɹɛs/

oppress in Tamil: தடை, தண்டனை முதலியன மூலம் கொடுமைப்படுத்து, கொடுங்கோலாட்சி புரி, அடக்கு. In English, oppress means to keep down by unjust force.

Tamil words for oppress

தடை, தண்டனை முதலியன மூலம் கொடுமைப்படுத்து, கொடுங்கோலாட்சி புரி, அடக்கு, அமுக்கு, அழுத்து

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 Tamil

What is the meaning of oppress in Tamil?
Oppress in Tamil is தடை, தண்டனை முதலியன மூலம் கொடுமைப்படுத்து, கொடுங்கோலாட்சி புரி, அடக்கு.
oppress என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Oppress: தடை, தண்டனை முதலியன மூலம் கொடுமைப்படுத்து, கொடுங்கோலாட்சி புரி, அடக்கு.
What does oppress mean in English?
Oppress means to keep down by unjust force.

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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: oppress (page history and authors). 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 Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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