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Compressed or flattened antero-posteriorly, or in a way opposite to the usual one.

upon; to overload; hence, to treat with unjust rigor or with cruelty. Wyclif. For thee, oppressèd king, am I cast down. Shak. Behold the kings of the earth; how they oppress Thy chosen ! Milton.

The act of oppressing, or state of being oppressed.

Unreasonably burdensome; unjustly severe, rigorous, or harsh; as, oppressive taxes; oppressive exactions of service; an oppressive game law. Macaulay.

One who oppresses; one who imposes unjust burdens on others; one who harasses others with unjust laws or unreasonable severity. The orphan pines while the oppressor feeds. Shak. To relieve the oppressed and to punish the oppressor. Swift.

Oppression. [Obs.]

To bear upon with irresistible force; to crush; to overwhelm. Shak.

Excessive pressure or urging. London Athenæum.

e in common a tendency to reaction against the scientific and naturalistic character of impressionism and neo- impressionism. In a strict sense the term post-impressionism is used to denote the effort at self-expression, rather than representation, shown in the work of Cézanne, Matisse, etc.; but it is more broadly use…

To impress anew.

A second or repeated impression; a reprint.

To press again.

One who, or that which, represses.

Capable of being repressed.

The act of repressing, or state of being repressed; as, the repression of evil and evil doers.

Having power, or tending, to repress; as, repressive acts or measures. -- Re*press"ive*ly, adv.

Not fully compressed; partially or somewhat compressed.

To overpower and crush; to subdue; to put down; to quell. Every rebellion, when it is suppressed, doth make the subject weaker, and the prince stronger. Sir J. Davies.

That may be suppressed.

The act of suppressing, or the state of being suppressed; repression; as, the suppression of a riot, insurrection, or tumult; the suppression of truth, of reports, of evidence, and the like.