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दमन — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • oppress verb To control or treat a group of people unfairly and cruelly, often by force.
  • 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.
  • suppression noun The act of forcefully putting an end to something.
  • taming noun The process of bringing something wild or unruly under control.

Senses

दमन is used for these senses in English:

oppress — full definition

  1. verb To control or treat a group of people unfairly and cruelly, often by force.
  2. verb To weigh heavily on the mind, causing distress or unease.

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.

Related Hindi words