oppression
noun [U] (FEELINGS) /əˈpreʃ.ən/Definition
› a feeling of being very uncomfortable and worried: Several people had experienced the same feeling of oppression when they slept in that room.Anxiety and worry - general wordsFear and phobias
(Definition of oppression noun (FEELINGS) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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