Definition: to keep something down using unjust power or authority; unjust or cruel exercise of authority or power.
Pronunciation/articulation: Dominant B-thumb handshape, palm down (orientation), on top of the passive/non-dominant upright "S" handshape (location), press down once (movement).
Verb (oppress) or noun (oppression), depending on the structure or word order in a sentence.
Signed word associations: AUDISM, PHONOCENTRISM, LINGUICISM, ORALISM, CULTURAL APPROPRIATION, ABUSE, EXPLOIT.
Opposite: FREEDOM, DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS.
Related posts: Deaf Resistance against hearing oppression; learn about audism.
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