Tertindas

Tertindas is an adjective in Malay and Indonesian that means oppressed or under oppression. It describes a person or group who experiences oppression as a state or condition, rather than focusing on the action of the oppressor. The word is formed with the prefix ter- attached to the verb tindas (to oppress), yielding a resultative or stative sense.

In usage, tertindas often appears in formal, historical, or political writing to depict the condition of individuals or communities under oppressive systems, regimes, or social structures. It contrasts with ditindas, which emphasizes the agent performing the oppression, for example by a government or powerful elite. Tertindas can also appear with phrases indicating the source of oppression, such as tertindas di bawah rezim atau penjajah, though the agent may be left implicit.

Nuances include a focus on the state of oppression rather than the act itself, and a potential inclination toward literary or analytical tone. In everyday speech, speakers may opt for tertekan (oppressed or stressed) or ditindas to convey a similar idea, depending on context.

Examples:

- Rakyat tertindas menghadapi kebijakan yang merugikan mereka.

- Negara itu pernah tertindas di bawah penjajahan.

- Kelompok minoritas merasa tertindas oleh struktur sosial yang tidak adil.

Related terms include tindas (to oppress), menindas (to oppress, active), ditindas (oppressed, passive), and penindasan (oppression).