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Exact Match:

oppress: come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority; "The government oppresses political activists"

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Related Words:

dispirit collapse

deject collapse

sadden collapse: make unhappy; "The news of her death saddened me"; come to feel sad

lord it over collapse: act like the master of; "He is lording it over the students"

weigh down collapse: be oppressive or disheartening to

domineer collapse

overburden collapse: the surface soil that must be moved away to get at coal seams and mineral deposits; burden with too much work or responsibility; load with excessive weight

lie on collapse

dishearten collapse: take away the enthusiasm of

walk over collapse: beat easily; "The local team walked over their old rivals for the championship"

tread upon collapse

ride roughshod over collapse

overawe collapse: subdue, restrain, or overcome by affecting with a feeling of awe; frighten (as with threats)

wear out collapse

coerce collapse: to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"; "He squeezed her for information"

browbeat collapse: discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate

overdrive collapse: a high gear used at high speeds to maintain the driving speed with less output power; the state of high or excessive activity or productivity or concentration; "Troops are ready to go into overdrive as soon as the signal is given"; "Melissa's brain was in overdrive"; drive or work too hard; "The teacher is overworking his students"; "Overdriving people often suffer stress"

overwork collapse: the act of working too much or too long; "he became ill from overwork"; use too much; "This play has been overworked"; work excessively hard; "he is exploiting the students"

henpeck collapse

lade collapse

weigh upon collapse

tyrannize collapse: rule or exercise power over (somebody) in a cruel and autocratic manner; "her husband and mother-in-law tyrannize her"; rule a country as a tyrant

daunt collapse: cause to lose courage; "dashed by the refusal"

castrate collapse

overmaster collapse

clamp down on collapse

prey collapse: animal hunted or caught for food; a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence; "he fell prey to muggers"; "everyone was fair game"; "the target of a manhunt"; profit from in an exploitatory manner; "He feeds on her insecurity"

embitter collapse: cause to be bitter or resentful; "These injustices embittered her even more"

obsess collapse: be preoccupied with something; "She is obsessing over her weight"

encumber collapse

grieve collapse: feel grief; eat one's heart out; cause to feel sorrow; "his behavior grieves his mother"

discourage collapse: deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged

aggrieve collapse: infringe on the rights of

enslave collapse: make a slave of; bring into servitude

overtax collapse: tax excessively; "Don't overtax my constituents!"

compel collapse: force or compel somebody to do something; "We compel all students to fill out this form"

inundate collapse: fill or cover completely, usually with water

depress collapse: lessen the activity or force of; "The rising inflation depressed the economy"; lower someone's spirits; make downhearted; "These news depressed her"; "The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her"; lower (prices or markets); "The glut of oil depressed gas prices"

terrorize collapse: coerce by violence or with threats

keep down collapse: manage not to throw up

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