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oppress meaning in Urdu

ستانا satānā

/əˈpɹɛs/

oppress in Urdu: ستانا (satānā). In English, oppress means to keep down by unjust force.

Urdu words for oppress

to oppress, persecute
ستانا satānā

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 Urdu

What is the meaning of oppress in Urdu?
Oppress in Urdu is ستانا (satānā).
oppress کا اردو میں کیا مطلب ہے؟
Oppress: ستانا (satānā).
What does oppress mean in English?
Oppress means to keep down by unjust force.

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Urdu words from Wiktionary's Urdu entries whose English meaning is “oppress”: ستانا. 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 Urdu words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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