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Oppression Pronunciation
Oppression is pronounced uh-PRE-shuhn, IPA /əˈprɛʃən/.
uh-PRE-shuhn
US /əˈprɛʃən/ · UK /əˈprɛʃən/
Syllables: uh · PRE · shuhn (3 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
noun: Cruel or unjust treatment of a group of people by those with power.
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Oppression in a Sentence
- The novel is about oppression under a colonial administration.
- They resisted the oppression of the new laws.
- Oppression rarely announces itself.
Common Mispronunciations of Oppression
Not AH-pre-shuhn
PRE is the loud beat and the opening uh is almost gone before it arrives.
Not uh-PRE-see-uhn
Squash the last five letters down to shuhn and nothing more.
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