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repressive

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re·pres·sive  (r-prsv)
adj.
Causing or inclined to cause repression: a repressive dictatorship.
re·pressive·ly adv.
re·pressive·ness n.
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Adj.1.repressive - restrictive of action; "a repressive regime"; "an overly strict and inhibiting discipline"
inhibitory, repressing
restrictive - serving to restrict; "teenagers eager to escape restrictive home environments"
repressive
adjective oppressive, tough, severe, absolute, harsh, authoritarian, dictatorial, coercive, tyrannical, despotic << OPPOSITE democratic
Translations
repressive [rɪˈprɛsɪv] adj → represivo
repressive [rɪˈprɛsɪv] adj → répressif/ive
repressive [rɪˈprɛsɪv] repress adj → repressiv
repressive [rɪˈprɛsɪv] adj → repressivo/a


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