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title: oppressed — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «oppressed» in the school dictionary: Treated in a cruel and unfair way by people with power, and not given freedom or rights. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# oppressed

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**Who acts:** those, cruel factory owner, Martin, Many charities, She, king · **What happens:** treat, not give, weigh down, oppress, speak up, help · **To what, where:** cruel way, freedom, People, workers, Israelites, Bible

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«oppressed» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [oppressed in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/oppressed.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Treated in a cruel and unfair way by people with power, and not given freedom or rights.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:oppressed:m1:1
# text = Treated in a cruel and unfair way by people with power, and not given freedom or rights.
1	Treated	treat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
4	cruel	cruel	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	unfair	unfair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
7	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
8	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	_
10	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	power	power	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
14	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	15	advmod	_	_
15	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	conj	_	_
16	freedom	freedom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	_
17	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	rights	right	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **treat** | participle |  |  |  | a cruel way by people with power |  |  | vn equip-13.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **not** **give** | participle |  | freedom or rights |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent freedom=Theme |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Usage: feeling — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Weighed down by worry or sadness, as in "oppressed by the heat".

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:oppressed:m2:1
# text = Weighed down by worry or sadness, as in "oppressed by the heat".
1	Weighed	weigh	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
2	down	down	ADP	RP	_	1	compound:prt	_	_
3	by	by	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	worry	worry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	sadness	sadness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	fixed	_	_
10	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	oppressed	oppress	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	conj	_	_
12	by	by	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	heat	heat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **weigh down** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | by worry or sadness | vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **oppress** *in a quote* | participle |  |  |  |  |  | by the heat | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: the oppressed — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
People who are treated unfairly by those in power.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:oppressed:m3:1
# text = People who are treated unfairly by those in power.
1	People	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	treated	treat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	unfairly	unfairly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	those	that	PRON	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	4	obl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	power	power	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **treat** | present · passive | those | People |  |  |  | unfairly *property* | vn equip-13.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent subject=Recipient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The workers were oppressed by the cruel factory owner.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:oppressed:x1:1
# text = The workers were oppressed by the cruel factory owner.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	workers	worker	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	oppressed	oppress	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
7	cruel	cruel	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
8	factory	factory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	owner	owner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **oppress** | past · passive | the cruel factory owner | the workers |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Martin Luther King Jr. spoke up for oppressed people.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:oppressed:x2:1
# text = Martin Luther King Jr. spoke up for oppressed people.
1	Martin	Martin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	Luther	Luther	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
3	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
4	Jr.	Jr.	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
5	spoke	speak	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	up	up	ADP	RP	_	5	compound:prt	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	oppressed	oppress	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	amod	_	_
9	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **speak up** *speech: other* | past | Martin |  |  |  |  | for oppressed people | vn lecture-37.11-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **oppress** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In the Bible, the Israelites were oppressed in Egypt.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:oppressed:x3:1
# text = In the Bible, the Israelites were oppressed in Egypt.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	Bible	Bible	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	Israelites	Israelite	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
7	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	oppressed	oppress	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	Egypt	Egypt	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **oppress** | past · passive |  | the Israelites |  | the Bible |  | in Egypt | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Many charities help the poor and the oppressed.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:oppressed:x4:1
# text = Many charities help the poor and the oppressed.
1	Many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	charities	charity	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	help	help	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	poor	poor	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	oppressed	oppress	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | present | Many charities | the poor |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent poor=Beneficiary |
| 2 | **oppress** | participle | Many charities *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She felt oppressed by the heavy, hot air.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:oppressed:x5:1
# text = She felt oppressed by the heavy, hot air.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	felt	feel	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	oppressed	oppress	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	xcomp	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
6	heavy	heavy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
8	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** | past | She |  |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5-2 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **oppress** | participle | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  | by the heavy hot air | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The king oppressed his people with high taxes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:oppressed:x6:1
# text = The king oppressed his people with high taxes.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	oppressed	oppress	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	high	high	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	taxes	tax	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **oppress** | past | the king | king's people |  |  |  | with high taxes | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In the story, the oppressed villagers rose up against the tyrant.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:oppressed:x7:1
# text = In the story, the oppressed villagers rose up against the tyrant.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	oppressed	oppressed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	villagers	villager	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
8	rose	rise	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	up	up	ADP	RP	_	8	compound:prt	_	_
10	against	against	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	tyrant	tyrant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rise up** | past | the oppressed villagers |  |  | the story |  | against the tyrant | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in story=Location |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A PIGEON, oppressed by excessive thirst, saw a goblet of water painted on a signboard.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:oppressed:x8:1
# text = A PIGEON, oppressed by excessive thirst, saw a goblet of water painted on a signboard.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	PIGEON	pigeon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	oppressed	oppress	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	excessive	excessive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	thirst	thirst	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
9	saw	see	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	goblet	goblet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
14	painted	paint	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	acl	_	_
15	on	on	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	signboard	signboard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **oppress** | participle |  | a PIGEON *not said here* |  |  |  | by excessive thirst | tree rules |
| 2 | **see** | past | a PIGEON | a goblet of water |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer goblet=Stimulus |
| 3 | **paint** | participle |  | a goblet of water *not said here* |  | a signboard |  |  | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.theme PP.destination»: agent=Agent on signboard=Destination |

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