harsh repression

Frequency: 6.89.2 per million words

Used to describe cruel or severe repression.

repressionADJECTIVE + NOUN (meaning: using force to control people)

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Examples (10)

  • The government's harsh repression of dissent led to widespread protests.
  • Many activists faced harsh repression under the military regime.
  • Historically, religious minorities often endured harsh repression.
  • The international community condemned the regime's harsh repression of its own people.
  • Such harsh repression only serves to fuel further resistance.
  • They feared that any opposition would be met with harsh repression.
  • The stories of harsh repression emerged from the closed country.
  • A period of harsh repression followed the failed coup attempt.
  • Human rights organizations documented cases of harsh repression.
  • The new laws paved the way for increased harsh repression.