oppression

noun/əˈpreʃn/CEFR C1

নিপীড়ন

Meaning

Cruel and unjust control of people by those in power.

Example sentences

  • They lived under oppression.তারা নিপীড়নের অধীনে বাস করত।
  • The people resisted oppression.জনগণ নিপীড়নের বিরুদ্ধে রুখে দাঁড়িয়েছিল।

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: tyranny, persecution

Antonyms: freedom

Similar words, and what each means

  • tyranny

    স্বৈরাচার

    Cruel and unjust use of power over people.

  • persecution

    নিপীড়ন, ধর্মীয় বা জাতিগত নির্যাতন

    Long, cruel treatment of a group because of what they are or believe.

Other English words for “নিপীড়ন”

  • persecution

    Long, cruel treatment of a group because of what they are or believe.

Opposite words

  • freedom

    স্বাধীনতা, মুক্তি

    The state of being free to act, speak, and think as you wish.

Word family

Words built on the same root. Learning them together is faster than learning them apart.

  • oppressedadjectiveনিপীড়িত, অত্যাচারিত

“oppression” elsewhere on EnglishBD

  • He wrote against colonial rule and was imprisoned for it, and he wrote just as fiercely against religious hatred and the oppression of women and the poor.

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  1. “oppression” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?

    • • বৃক্ষসীমা
    • • ডানার নিয়ন্ত্রক পাত, এইলেরন
    • • রেলগাড়ির বগি সাজানোর ইয়ার্ড, মার্শালিং ইয়ার্ড
    • • নিপীড়ন
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    নিপীড়ন — oppression (noun) — নিপীড়ন. Cruel and unjust control of people by those in power.

  2. Which word is closest in meaning to “oppression”?

    • • bandana
    • • wings
    • • feature-film
    • • tyranny
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    tyranny — tyranny — স্বৈরাচার. Cruel and unjust use of power over people.

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