oppression
Webster 1828
OPPRES'SION, noun 1. The act of oppressing; the imposition of unreasonable burdens, either in taxes or services; cruelty; severity.2. The state of being oppressed or overburdened; misery.the Lord - saw the oppression of Israel. 2 Kings 8:1.3. Hardship; calamity.4. Depression; dullness of spirits; lassitude of body.5. A sense of heaviness or weight in the breast, etc