"oppressions" in the noun sense
1. oppression, subjugation
the act of subjugating by cruelty
"the tyrant's oppression of the people"
2. oppression
the state of being kept down by unjust use of force or authority: "after years of oppression they finally revolted"
3. oppression, oppressiveness
a feeling of being oppressed
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