oppress vs repress

oppress and repress both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
oppress	No	No	Yes	No
repress	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, repress is a hyponym of oppress; that is, repress is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than oppress:

Other hyponyms of oppress include keep down, quash, reduce, subdue, subjugate.

oppress (verb)	repress (verb)
come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority	block the action of
cause to suffer	put out of one's consciousness
	suppress in order to conceal or hide
	put down by force or intimidation
	impede or hinder the natural development or self-expression of