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   oppressive

   /əˈprɛsɪv/

   adjective

   • 1. inflicting harsh and authoritarian treatment: "an oppressive dictatorship" Similar harshcruelbrutalrepressivecrushingtyrannicaltyrannousiron-fisteddomineeringautocraticdictatorialundemocraticanti-democraticdespoticdraconianpunitiveruthlessrelentlessmercilesspitilesssevereinexorableunjustunfairundemocraticOpposite lenienthumane
   • ▪ weighing heavily on the mind or spirits: "the offices present an oppressive atmosphere" Similar overwhelmingoverpoweringhard to bearunbearableburdensomeunendurableintolerableheavyuncomfortablegrinding
   • 2. (of weather) close and sultry: "the day was sunless and oppressive" Similar muggycloseheavyhothumidstickysteamysoupyfuggyairlessstuffystiflingsuffocatingsultrytorriddialect:claggyOpposite freshairy

   Word Origin late 16th century: from medieval Latin oppressivus, from oppress- ‘pressed against’, from the verb opprimere (see oppress).

   Derivatives

   • 1. oppressively adverb
   • 2. oppressiveness noun

   Scrabble Points: 17

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   OPPRESSIVE definition: 1. cruel and unfair: 2. causing people to feel worried and uncomfortable: 3. If the weather or…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of OPPRESSIVE is unreasonably burdensome or severe. How to use oppressive in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Oppressive.

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   Oppressive definition: burdensome, unjustly harsh, or tyrannical. See examples of OPPRESSIVE used in a sentence.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryOPPRESSIVE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   OPPRESSIVE meaning: 1. cruel and unfair: 2. causing people to feel worried and uncomfortable: 3. If the weather or…. Learn more.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishOPPRESSIVE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you describe a society, its laws, or customs as oppressive, you think they treat people cruelly and unfairly.

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   The adjective oppressive is heavy stuff; it can feel like you can't breathe, like something is choking you: "His oppressive behavior made me feel like I was being smothered." If something is just too intense, and not in a good way, that also can feel oppressive.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › oppressiveOppressive - definition of oppressive by The Free Dictionary

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   Define oppressive. oppressive synonyms, oppressive pronunciation, oppressive translation, English dictionary definition of oppressive. adj. 1. Exercising power arbitrarily and often unjustly; tyrannical. 2. Difficult to cope with; causing hardship or depressed spirits: oppressive demands....