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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

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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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   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.

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

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   1. adjective. If you describe a society, its laws, or customs as oppressive, you think they treat people cruelly and unfairly. The new laws will be just as oppressive as those they replace. ...refugees from the oppressive regime. Synonyms: tyrannical, severe, harsh, heavy More Synonyms of oppressive. 2. adjective.

6. 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.

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

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishOPPRESSION | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   OPPRESSION definition: 1. a situation in which people are governed in an unfair and cruel way and prevented from having…. Learn more.

9. 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....

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    Definition of oppressive adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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    How to use oppression in a sentence. unjust or cruel exercise of authority or power; something that oppresses especially in being an unjust or excessive exercise of power… See the full definition