eziyet etmek, zulmetmek

Turkish - English

Definition of eziyet etmek, zulmetmek in Turkish English dictionary

{f} oppress

Physically to press down on (someone) with harmful effects; to smother, crush

Most mercilesse of women, VVyden hight, / Her other sonne fast sleeping did oppresse, / And with most cruell hand him murdred pittilesse.

{v} to injure, crush by hardship, subdue

To keep down by force

To put down; to crush out; to suppress

cause to suffer; "Jews were persecuted in the former Soviet Union"

To oppress people means to treat them cruelly, or to prevent them from having the same opportunities, freedom, and benefits as others. These people often are oppressed by the governments of the countries they find themselves in We are not normal like everybody else. If we were they wouldn't be oppressing us

come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority; "The government oppresses political activists

If something oppresses you, it makes you feel depressed, anxious, and uncomfortable. It was not just the weather which oppressed her

{f} repress; suppress; tyrannize

To ravish; to violate

To make sad or gloomy

To produce a sensation of weight in (some part of the body); as, my lungs are oppressed by the damp air; excess of food oppresses the stomach

come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority; "The government oppresses political activists"

To impose excessive burdens upon; to overload; hence, to treat with unjust rigor or with cruelty

Hyphenation

e·zi·yet et·mek, zul·met·mek