<p><strong>Noun:</strong></p><ul><li>the exercise of authority or power in a burdensome, cruel, or unjust manner.</li><li>Synonyms: persecution, despotism, tyranny.</li><li>Antonyms: justice, kindness.</li><li>an act or instance of oppressing or subjecting to cruel or unjust impositions or restraints.</li><li>the state of being oppressed.</li><li>Synonyms: suffering, hardship.</li><li>the feeling of being heavily burdened, mentally or physically, by troubles, adverse conditions, anxiety, etc.</li><li>Synonyms: suffering, hardship.</li></ul>