op'pressingly
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oppress (əˈprɛs) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to subjugate by cruelty, force, etc |
| 2. | to afflict or torment |
| 3. | to lie heavy on (the mind, imagination, etc) |
| 4. | an obsolete word for overwhelm |
| [C14: via Old French from Medieval Latin oppressāre, from Latin opprimere, from ob- against + premere to press] | |
| op'pressingly | |
| —adv | |
| op'pressor | |
| —n | |
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