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onderdrukking — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • crackdown noun A sudden, strict effort to enforce rules or stop unwanted behavior.
  • oppression noun The use of power in a cruel or unjust way to control or hold down a person or group.
  • repression noun The use of force or authority to control or suppress people, especially their rights or freedoms.

Senses

onderdrukking is used for these senses in English:

  • crackdown Abruptly stern measures or disciplinary action; increased enforcement.
  • oppression The exercise of authority or power in a burdensome, cruel, or unjust manner.
  • oppression The act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed.
  • repression The act of repressing; state of being repressed.

oppression — full definition

  1. noun The use of power in a cruel or unjust way to control or hold down a person or group.
  2. noun A heavy, weighed-down feeling, whether physical (like tightness in the chest) or mental.

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