oppressiveness

op·pres·sive

 (ə-prĕs′ĭv)

adj.

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.

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op·pres′sive·ly adv.

op·pres′sive·ness n.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	oppressiveness - a feeling of being oppressed oppression depression - sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy weight - an oppressive feeling of heavy force; "bowed down by the weight of responsibility"
	2.	oppressiveness - unwelcome burdensome difficulty burdensomeness, onerousness, heaviness difficultness, difficulty - the quality of being difficult; "they agreed about the difficulty of the climb"

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Translations

ظُلْم، جَوْر، اسْتِبْداد

undertrykning

Druck

nyomasztó

kúgun

l'essere oppressivo

trykkende stemning

zalimlik

暴虐

oppressiveness

n

→ Unterdrückung f → (of durch); (of taxes) → (er)drückende Last

(fig) → bedrückende Atmosphäre; (of thought) → schwere Last; (of heat, climate) → Schwüle f

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oppress

(əˈpres) verb

1. to govern cruelly. The king oppressed his people. verdruk, onderdruk يَظْلُم، يَضْطَهِد потискам oprimir utlačovat unterdrücken undertrykke κυβερνώ καταπιεστικά oprimir rõhuma ستم کردن sortaa opprimer לְדַכֵּא दमन करना tlačiti elnyom menindas kúga, undiroka opprimere 圧迫する 억압하다 engti apspiest menindas onderdrukkenundertrykke, kueuciskać ستم او ظلم كول oprimir a oprima угнетать utláčať zatirati ugnjetavati förtrycka, underkuva กดขี่ zulmetmek 壓迫 гнобити ظلم کرنا đàn áp 压迫

2. to worry or depress. The thought of leaving her oppressed me. bedruk, swaarmoedig maak يُضايِق، يُقْلِق потискам deprimir tížit, trápit bedrücken trykke καταθλίβωagobiar, oprimir masendama دلواپس کردن ahdistaa oppresser לְהָעִיק (मन, साहस, कल्पना आदि पर) भार होना brinuti lehangol menekan jiwa þjaka opprimere のしかかる 무겁게 짓누르다 (pri)slėgti, kamuoti nomākt; nospiest sirdi menyebabkan sso berasa tertekan benauwentynge, knuge dręczyć وسواسى كول deprimir a apăsa удручать ťažiť, trápiť tlačiti pritiskati trycka, göra beklämd ทำให้ทุกข์ใจ bunaltmak 使煩惱 гнітити پريشان کرنا lo lắng 使烦恼

opˈpression (-ʃən) noun

After five years of oppression, the peasants revolted. verdrukking, onderdrukking, oorheersing ظُلْم، اضْطِهاد потисничество opressão útlak die Unterdrückung undertrykkelse καταπίεσηopresión rõhumine ظلم sorto oppressionמועקה दमन tlačenje elnyomás penindasan kúgun oppressione 圧制 억압 priespauda apspiešana penindasa onderdrukkingundertrykkingucisk ظلم opressão oprimare угнетение; угнетенность útlak zatiranje ugnjetavanje förtryck การกดขี่ baskı, zulüm 壓迫 утиск, гніт ظلم و زيادتي sự đàn áp 压迫

opˈpressive (-siv) adjective

oppressing; cruel; hard to bear. oppressive laws. verdrukkend, onderdrukkend جائِر، ظالِم потискащ opressivo tyranský, krutý, nesnesitelný tyrannisch undertrykkende καταπιεστικός, σκληρός, δυσβάσταχτος opresivo julm, despootlik ظالمانه؛ رنج آور painostava tyrannique, oppressif, accablant שֶׁל דִיכּוּי दमनकारी, अत्याचारपूर्ण grub, tlačiteljski nyomasztó kejam kúgandi oppressivo 圧迫する 억압적인 žiaurus, nepakeliamas, slegiantis paverdzinošs; cietsirdīgs; spaidu- bersifat menindas tiranniektyrannisk, tyngende, knugendeuciążliwy, uciskający رنځ راوړونكى opressivo despotic; insuportabil; apăsător жестокий; тягостный krutý; neznesiteľný zatiralen tiranski förtryckande, tyrannisk, grym ที่ปกครองอย่างกดขี่ baskıcı, zalim 暴虐的 гнітючий; деспотичний ظالمانہ، سخت گير áp bức 暴虐的

opˈpressively adverb

verdrukkend, onderdrukkend بصورةٍ ظالِمَه أو جائِرَه أو مُسْتَبِدَّه потискащо opressivamente despoticky unterdrückend undertrykkende opresivamente julmalt, despootlikult بطور ظالمانه painostavasti d'une manière oppressive בְּדִיכּוּי दमनपूर्वक tlačiteljski nyomasztóan secara kejam á kúgandi hátt 圧制的に、ひどく 가혹하게 nepakenèiamai dgn sifat menindas op tirannieke wijze tyrannisk, tyngende uciążliwie په ظالمانه توګه (în mod) despotic деспотически;угнетающе kruto tiranski förtryckande, tyranniskt, grymt อย่างกดขี่ zulümle 暴虐地 гнітюче; деспотично ظالمانہ طور پر một cách ngột ngạt 暴虐地

opˈpressiveness noun

druk, drukkendheid ظُلْم، جَوْر، اسْتِبْداد потиснатост opressão tyranství der Druck undertrykning καταπίεσηopresión raskus; julmus ظلم painostavuus caractère oppressif רוֹדָנוּת दमन, उत्पीड़कता tlačenje vminek a nyomasztó volta kekejaman kúgun carattere oppressivo 圧迫 가혹함 priespauda, slogumas paverdzināšana; spaidi sifat menindas tirannie, benauwenis undertrykking; trykkende stemningucisk ظلم opressão caracter opresiv гнетущая атмосфера krutosť zatiranje tiranija förtryck, tyranni ความกดขี่ zalimlik 暴虐 гнітюча атмосфера سخت گيري tính ngột ngạt 暴虐

opˈpressor noun

a ruler who oppresses his people; a tyrant. verdrukker, onderdrukker, tiran ظالِم، مُضْطَهِد، مُسْتَبِد потисник opressor utlačovatel der/die Unterdrücker(in) undertrykker; tyran καταπιεστής, τύραννοςopresor rõhuja, despoot ستمگر sortaja oppresseurרודן अत्याचारी tiranin, tlačitelj zsarnok penindas kúgari oppressore 圧制者 억압자 engėjas, prispaudėjas apspiedējs; paverdzinātājs penindas onderdrukker undertrykker, tyrann ciemiężca ظالم opressor despot, tiran угнетатель; тиран utláčateľ zatiralec tiranin förtryckare ทรราชย์ zalim 壓迫者 гнобитель ظالم kẻ áp bức 压迫者

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