| Main Entry: | oppress |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | depress, subdue |
Synonyms: |
abuse, afflict, aggrieve, annoy, beat down, burden, crush, despotize, dishearten, dispirit, distress, encumber, force, handicap, harass, harry, hound, keep down, maltreat, outrage, overcome, overload, overpower, overthrow, overwhelm, persecute, pick on, plague, press, prey on, put down, put screws to, put the squeeze on, put upon, ride, rule, sadden, saddle, smother, strain, subjugate, suppress, tax, torment, torture, trample, trouble, tyrranize, vex, weigh heavy upon, worry, wrong |
Antonyms: |
aid, boost, delight, gladden, help, make happy |
| Main Entry: | oppressed |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | downtrodden |
Synonyms: |
a slave to, abject, abused, at one's feet, at one's mercy, burdened, destitute, distressed, enslaved, exploited, have-not, helpless, maltreated, mistreated, persecuted, subservient, suppressed, tormented, tyrannized, under one's thumb, underfoot |
| Main Entry: | abuse |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | physically hurt or injure |
Synonyms: |
bang up, beat up, bung up, corrupt, cut up, damage, defile, deprave, desecrate, harm, hose, ill-treat, impair, maltreat, mar, mess up*, mishandle, mistreat, misuse, molest, oppress, persecute, pollute, rough up, roughhouse, ruin, shake up, spoil, taint, total*, victimize, violate, wax |
| Notes: | abuse carries with it some sense of harm; misuse refers to an incorrect use that may not lead to harm to misuse is to use something wrongly, to abuse is to misuse something so badly that you damage it |
Antonyms: |
cherish, defend, help, preserve, protect, respect |
| Main Entry: | abuse |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | attack with words |
Synonyms: |
backbite, bad-mouth, bash, belittle, berate, blow off, calumniate, cap, castigate, cuss out, cut down, cut to the quick, decry, defame, derogate, discount, do a number on, dump on, give a black eye, hurl brickbat, insult, knock*, minimize, nag, offend, oppress, persecute, pick on, put down*, rag on, reproach, revile, ride*, rip up, run down, scold, signify, slam*, slap, sling mud, smear, sound*, swear at, tear apart, trash*, upbraid, vilify, vituperate, zing |
Antonyms: |
acclaim, adulate, approve, commend, compliment, praise |
| Main Entry: | afflict |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cause or become hurt |
Synonyms: |
agonize, annoy, beset, bother, burden, crucify, distress, grieve, harass, harrow, harry, irk, lacerate, martyr, oppress, pain, pester, plague, press, rack, smite, strike, torment, torture, trouble, try, vex, worry, wound |
Antonyms: |
aid, comfort, help, solace, stay away from, take care of |
| Main Entry: | aggrieved |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | very distressed |
Synonyms: |
afflicted, depressed, disturbed, grieving, harmed, hurt, injured, oppressed, pained, peeved, persecuted, saddened, unhappy, woeful, wronged |
Antonyms: |
happy, pleased |
| Main Entry: | boss around |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bully |
Synonyms: |
browbeat, bulldoze, dominate, domineer, dragoon, oppress, order around, push around, tyrannize |
| Main Entry: | broken |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | mentally defeated |
Synonyms: |
beaten, browbeaten, crippled, crushed, defeated, demoralized, depressed, discouraged, disheartened, heartsick, humbled, oppressed, overpowered, subdued, tamed, vanquished |
Antonyms: |
happy, satisfied, uplifted |
| Main Entry: | browbeat |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | castigate, nag |
Synonyms: |
badger, bludgeon, bluster, bulldoze, bully, coerce, cow, despotize, domineer, dragoon, frighten, harass, hector, intimidate, lean on, lord it over, oppress, overawe, overbear, put heat on, put the chill on, put through the wringer, threaten, tyrannize |
Antonyms: |
boost, coax, compliment, praise |
| Main Entry: | bully |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | intimidate, push around |
Synonyms: |
bludgeon, bluster, browbeat, buffalo, bulldoze, coerce, cow, despotize, domineer, dragoon, enforce, harass, hector, lean on, menace, oppress, overbear, persecute, ride roughshod, showboat, swagger, terrorize, threaten, torment, torture, turn on the heat, tyrannize, walk heavy |
Antonyms: |
allow, leave alone |