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гнёт — meaning in English

gnyot

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English meaning

  • incubus noun In medieval European folklore, a male demon believed to settle on people as they sleep and cause nightmares.
  • oppression noun The use of power in a cruel or unjust way to control or hold down a person or group.

Senses

гнёт is used for these senses in English:

  • incubus (by extension) Any oppressive thing or person; a burden.
  • 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.

incubus — full definition

  1. noun In medieval European folklore, a male demon believed to settle on people as they sleep and cause nightmares.
  2. noun A thing that oppresses or weighs heavily on someone, like a burden that cannot be shaken off.

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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