OPPRES'SION, n.

1. The act of oppressing the imposition of unreasonable burdens, either in taxes or services cruelty severity.
2. The state of being oppressed or overburdened misery.

the Lord - saw the oppression of Israel. 2 Kings 8 .

3. Hardship calamity.
4. Depression dullness of spirits lassitude of body.
5. A sense of heaviness or weight in the breast, &c.