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oppressed

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adjective

burdened with cruel or unjust impositions or restraints; subjected to a burdensome or harsh exercise of authority or power:
He's spent over three years documenting the lives of poor, exploited, and oppressed peoples in Latin America.
weighed down by thoughts or feelings that lie heavily on the mind or spirit:
The fix for a hurt heart, broken spirit, or oppressed mind is not always easy, but there is a path to recovery.

noun

(used with a plural verb)

Usually the oppressed. oppressed people collectively:
We cannot proclaim individual liberty and at the same time show no solidarity with the oppressed.

verb

the simple past tense and past participle of oppress ( def ).

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Other Word Forms

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Word History and Origins

Origin of oppressed¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; oppress ( def ) + -ed ²( def )

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As the church’s 266th leader, he was revered by many Catholics and theologians for his commitment to social justice and focus on church ministry to migrants, poor and oppressed people.

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Nevertheless, as pope, Francis rehabilitated and reconciled with several liberation theologians once exiled by his predecessors and seemed to share the goal of orienting the church more towards serving the oppressed.

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His emphasis on God’s love and his demand that the church go out and minister to oppressed and needy people impressed even those who disagreed with him.

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Jesus would have told us to care for the poor and oppressed.

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Politically it is no longer a story of oppressor versus oppressed.

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