圧迫|あっぱくappaku[0]heiban (flat)

1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbpressure
2. noun, suru verb, transitive verboppression; suppression
   その政府せいふは国民こくみんを圧迫あっぱくした。↗

   The government oppressed the people.

• Synonym強圧きょうあつWrittenA formal written term for strong-arm pressure that forces someone against their will. 「圧迫」 covers such coercion too, plus physical or financial squeezing as in 「胸部圧迫」.
• Synonym弾圧だんあつNeutralAuthorities crushing opposition — protests, movements, speech — with power or force. 「圧迫」 is broader and centres on the pressure itself.
• Related押し付けるおしつけるNeutralA plain verb for pressing down or foisting tasks and one's will on others. 「圧迫」 can mean pressing but not imposing tasks; it suits power oppression or financial strain.
• Related制圧せいあつNeutralTo subdue someone with force or sheer power so they cannot resist, or to seize and control territory. 「圧迫」 only describes applying pressure.
• Related圧するあっするWrittenA rare written word meaning to press, overwhelm or subdue. 「圧迫」 is far more common and also covers economic and physical oppression.
• Related圧制あっせいWrittenA written word for despotic rule by those in power; strongly political. 「圧迫」 is broader, taking in economic and physical oppression as well.
• Antonym解放かいほうNeutralTo remove restraints and set someone free; the antonym of 「圧迫」 in its sense of suppression and bondage.
• Antonym緩和かんわNeutralTo ease or relax something harsh, as with restrictions or tension; the antonym of 「圧迫」 in its sense of pressing hard on someone.

Use 「圧迫」 for pressure or oppression, physical or financial, as in 「財政を圧迫する」. Use 「押し付ける」 for imposing tasks or will, 「制圧」 for subduing by force, 「弾圧」 for official crackdowns; 「強圧」「圧する」「圧制」 are written-style. Antonyms: 「緩和」 and 「解放」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 強つよい力ちからで押し付おしつけること。
2. 武力ぶりょくや権力けんりょくで押おさえつけること。
3. 心理的しんりてきに威圧いあつすること。
4. 押おさえつけて規模きぼを縮小しゅくしょうさせること。