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oppress vs quash

quash vs oppress

oppress and quash both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
oppress No No Yes No
quash No No Yes No
As verbs, quash is a hyponym of oppress; that is, quash is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than oppress:
  • oppress: come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority
  • quash: put down by force or intimidation
Other hyponyms of oppress include keep down, reduce, repress, subdue, subjugate.
oppress (verb) quash (verb)
come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority put down by force or intimidation
cause to suffer declare invalid
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