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oppressive::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | tyrannical, tyrannous |
| Derivation | oppress, oppressiveness |
the oppressive government.
oppressive laws.
oppressive::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Derivation | oppressiveness |
the atmosphere was oppressive.
oppressive sorrows.
Examples of oppressive
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The story involves a heroine who must free Metropolis from an oppressive regime.
From the democratandchronicle.com
The propensity of men to be selfish, power-hungry, and oppressive is ubiquitous.
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The whole event felt oppressive and deflating to Fern, so she checked out of it.
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Not only is the heat less oppressive, but you'll avoid the busloads of tourists.
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The technological advances that once seemed so liberating had become oppressive.
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Such legislation is totalitarian in nature, oppressive and economically ruinous.
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The theme then was conformity and the oppressive social structure of the system.
From the denverpost.com
It's totally counter-intuitive that Texas actually has the most oppressive laws.
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Mickelson doesn't have to sweat Tiger's aura under the oppressive Baltusrol sun.
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- Weighing heavily on the senses or spirit; "the atmosphere was oppressive"; "oppressive sorrows"
- Marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior; "the oppressive government"; "oppressive laws"; "a tyrannical parent"; "tyrannous disregard of human rights"
- (oppressiveness) burdensomeness: unwelcome burdensome difficulty
- (oppressed) laden: burdened psychologically or mentally; "laden with grief"; "oppressed by a sense of failure"
- (oppression) the act of subjugating by cruelty; "the tyrant's oppression of the people"
- (oppression) the state of being kept down by unjust use of force or authority: "after years of oppression they finally revolted"
- Oppression is the exercise of authority or power in a burdensome, cruel, or unjust manner. It can also be defined as an act or instance of oppressing, the state of being oppressed, and the feeling of being heavily burdened, mentally or physically, by troubles, adverse conditions, and anxiety.
- (The Oppressed) The Oppressed is a Welsh anti-fascist Oi! band that formed in 1981 in Cardiff. Most of the musicians in the band's various lineups were skinheads. ...
- Burdensome or difficult to bear; Tyrannical or exercising unjust power
