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
- noun In medieval European folklore, a male demon believed to settle on people as they sleep and cause nightmares.
- noun A thing that oppresses or weighs heavily on someone, like a burden that cannot be shaken off.
oppression — full definition
- noun The use of power in a cruel or unjust way to control or hold down a person or group.
- noun A heavy, weighed-down feeling, whether physical (like tightness in the chest) or mental.