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oppressive

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op·pres·sive  (-prsv)
adj.
1. Difficult to bear; burdensome: oppressive laws.
2. Exercising power arbitrarily and often unjustly; tyrannical.
3. Weighing heavily on the senses or spirit: oppressive weather. See Synonyms at burdensome.

op·pressive·ly adv.
op·pressive·ness n.

oppressive
Adjective
1. cruel, harsh, or tyrannical
2. uncomfortable or depressing: a small flat can become rather oppressive
3. (of weather) hot and humid
oppressiveness n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.oppressive - weighing heavily on the senses or spirit; "the atmosphere was oppressive"; "oppressive sorrows"
heavy - marked by great psychological weight; weighted down especially with sadness or troubles or weariness; "a heavy heart"; "a heavy schedule"; "heavy news"; "a heavy silence"; "heavy eyelids"
2.oppressiveoppressive - marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior; "the oppressive government"; "oppressive laws"; "a tyrannical parent"; "tyrannous disregard of human rights"
domineering - tending to domineer

oppressive
Translations
Spanish oppressive [əˈprɛsɪv] adjopresivo
French oppressive [əˈprɛsɪv] adjoppressif/ive
German oppressive [əˈprɛsɪv] oppress adj [weather, heat] → bedrückend; [political regime] → repressiv
Italian oppressive [əˈprɛsɪv] adjoppressivo/a

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The thudding sound of a machine below grew louder and more oppressive.
Her only desire now was to be rid of his oppressive presence.
Oppressive as the heat had been, it was now even more oppressive.
 
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