[{"word":"oppress","phonetic":"/əˈpɹɛs/","phonetics":[{"text":"/əˈpɹɛs/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To keep down by unjust force.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The rural poor were oppressed by the land-owners."},{"definition":"To make sad or gloomy.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"We were oppressed by the constant grey skies."},{"definition":"Physically to press down on (someone) with harmful effects; to smother, crush.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/oppress"]}]