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oppression: the act of subjugating by cruelty; "the tyrant's oppression of the people"; a feeling of being oppressed; the state of being kept down by unjust use of force or authority: "after years of oppression they finally revolted"

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heavy hand collapse

death wish collapse

low spirits collapse: a state of mild depression

pack of troubles collapse

despotism collapse

tribulation collapse

despondency collapse: feeling downcast and disheartened and hopeless

bitter pill collapse

millstone collapse: one of a pair of heavy flat disk-shaped stones that are rotated against one another to grind the grain; any load that is difficult to carry

cargo collapse: goods carried by a large vehicle

pessimism collapse: a general disposition to look on the dark side and to expect the worst in all things; the feeling that things will turn out badly

victimization collapse: adversity resulting from being made a victim; "his victimization infuriated him"

harassment collapse: the act of tormenting by continued persistent attacks and criticism; a feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented; "so great was his harassment that he wanted to destroy his tormentors"

iron hand collapse

loading collapse: the labor of putting a load of something on or in a vehicle or ship or container etc.; "the loading took 2 hours"; the ratio of the gross weight of an airplane to some factor determining its lift

deadweight collapse

persecution collapse: the act of persecuting (especially on the basis of race or religion)

incumbency collapse: the office of an incumbent; a duty that is incumbent upon you

terrorism collapse: the calculated use of violence (or threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear

red baiting collapse

lading collapse

bale collapse: a large bundle bound for storage or transport; make into a bale; "bale hay"

incubus collapse: a male demon believed to lie on sleeping persons and to have sexual intercourse with sleeping women; someone who depresses or worries others

encumbrance collapse: a charge against property (as a lien or mortgage)

surcharge collapse: an additional charge (as for items previously omitted or as a penalty for failure to exercise common caution or common skill); show an omission in (an account) for which credit ought to have been given; fill to an excessive degree; "The air was surcharged with tension"; print a new denomination on a stamp or a banknote; fill to capacity with people; "The air raids had surcharged the emergency wards"; charge an extra fee, as for a special service

hopelessness collapse: the despair you feel when you have abandoned hope of comfort or success

thorn collapse: a Germanic character of runic origin

overload collapse: an excessive burden; an electrical load that exceeds the available electrical power; place too much a load on; "don't overload the car"; become overloaded; "The aerator overloaded"

fascism collapse: a political theory advocating an authoritarian hierarchical government (as opposed to democracy or liberalism)

infliction collapse: an act causing pain or damage

lowness collapse: a low or small degree of any quality (amount or force or temperature etc.); "he took advantage of the lowness of interest rates"; the condition of being low; lacking height; "he was suddenly aware of the lowness of the ceiling"

despair collapse: the feeling that everything is wrong and nothing will turn out well; a state in which everything seems wrong and will turn out badly; "they were rescued from despair at the last minute"; abandon hope; give up hope; lose heart; "Don't despair--help is on the way!"

woe collapse: intense mournfulness

domineering collapse: tending to domineer

dejection collapse: a state of melancholy depression

taxing collapse

tyranny collapse

sorrow collapse: an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement; "he tried to express his sorrow at her loss"; sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment; "he drank to drown his sorrows"; "he wrote a note expressing his regret"; "to his rue, the error cost him the game"

domination collapse: social control by dominating; power to dominate or defeat; "mastery of the seas"

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