·noun Ravishment; rape.
II. Oppression ·noun The act of oppressing, or state of being oppressed.
III. Oppression ·noun That which oppresses; a hardship or injustice; cruelty; severity; tyranny.
IV. Oppression ·noun A sense of heaviness or obstruction in the body or mind; depression; dullness; lassitude; as, an oppression of spirits; an oppression of the lungs.