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   Op·pres·sive

   /əˈpresiv/

   

   adjective

   • 1. unjustly inflicting hardship and constraint, especially on a minority or other subordinate group: "an oppressive dictatorship" Similar harshcruelbrutalrepressivecrushingtyrannicaltyrannousiron-fisteddomineeringautocraticdictatorialundemocraticantidemocraticdespoticdraconianpunitiveruthlessrelentlessmercilesspitilesssevereinexorableunjustunfairundemocraticOpposite lenienthumane
   • ▪ weighing heavily on the mind or spirits; causing depression or discomfort: "a profound loneliness, an oppressive emptiness" Similar overwhelmingoverpoweringhard to bearunbearableburdensomeunendurableintolerableheavyuncomfortablegrinding
   • ▪ (of weather) excessively hot and humid. 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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   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.

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   The meaning of OPPRESSION is unjust or cruel exercise of authority or power. How to use oppression in a sentence.

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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 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.

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   1. Exercising power arbitrarily and often unjustly; tyrannical. 2. Difficult to cope with; causing hardship or depressed spirits: oppressive demands. See Synonyms at burdensome. 3. Hot and humid; sweltering: an oppressive heat wave. op·pres′sive·ly adv. op·pres′sive·ness n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

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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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   burdensome, unjustly harsh, or tyrannical: an oppressive king; oppressive laws. causing discomfort by being excessive, intense, elaborate, etc.: oppressive heat. distressing or grievous: oppressive sorrows.

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    making you feel unhappy and anxious synonym stifling. The silence between them started to grow oppressive. 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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    If you describe a society, its laws, or customs as oppressive, you think they treat people cruelly and unfairly.