repressive

re·pres·sive

 (rĭ-prĕs′ĭv)

adj.

Causing or inclined to cause repression: a repressive dictatorship.

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re·pres′sive·ly adv.

re·pres′sive·ness n.

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repressive

(rɪˈprɛsɪv)

adj

1. acting to control, suppress, or restrain

2. subjecting people, a society, etc, to a state of subjugation

reˈpressively adv

reˈpressiveness n

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re•pres•sive

(rɪˈprɛs ɪv)

adj.

tending or serving to repress: repressive laws.

re•pres′sive•ly, adv.

re•pres′sive•ness, n.

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Thesaurus

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"

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repressive

adjective oppressive, tough, severe, absolute, harsh, authoritarian, dictatorial, coercive, tyrannical, despotic The regime was unpopular and repressive.
democratic, liberal, libertarian

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repressive

adjective

Serving to restrain forcefully:

suppressive.

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Translations

قَمْعي، كَبْتي

potlačovací

repressivunterdrückend

répressif

elnyomó

bælandi

repressivo

undertrykkende

represívny

baskı altına alan

抑制的镇压的

repressive

[rɪˈpresɪv] ADJ → represivo

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repressive

[rɪˈprɛsɪv] adj [measures, legislation, law] → répressif/ive; [regime, state] → répressif/ive

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repressive

adj → repressiv

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repressive

[rɪˈprɛsɪv] adj → repressivo/a

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repress

(rəˈpres) verb

to keep (an impulse, a desire to do something etc) under control. He repressed a desire to hit the man. onderdruk يَكْبِت сдържам reprimir potlačit unterdrücken undertrykke καταστέλλω, καταπνίγω, καταπιέζωreprimir ohjeldama, talitsema سرکوب کردن tukahduttaa réprimer לְהַדחִיק दबाना, कुचलना svladavati, obuzdati elnyom menahan bæla niður reprimere 抑える 억누르다 nuslopinti, sulaikyti apspiest; apslāpēt memendam onderdrukkenholde tilbake, undertrykke pohamować, stłumić بندول، درول: مخه نيول فشار ورباندې راوستل: ربړول، څپل، لاندې كول reprimir a reprima сдерживать potlačiť potlačiti suzbiti betvinga, hålla tillbaka อดกลั้นไว้ bastırmak 抑制(衝動、慾望等) придушувати دبانا kiềm chế; đàn áp 抑制（感情等）

reˈpression (-ʃən) noun

onderdrukking كَبْت، قَمْع сдържане repressão potlačení die Unterdrückung undertrykkelse καταστολή, καταπίεσηrepresión ohjeldamine, surveavaldus خودداری؛ سرکوبی sorto répressionדיכוי रोक obuzdavanje, zatomljivanje elnyomás penindasan bæling repressione 抑圧 억제 (nu)slopinimas, represija represija; apspiešana pemendaman onderdrukkingbeherskelse, undertrykking, fortrenging stłumienie, represje فشار: مخنيوى repressão represiune подавление; сдерживание potlačenie, represia zatrtje suzbijanje undertryckande, förträngning, bortträngd impuls, repression ความอดกลั้น bastırma 抑制 придушення; репресія انسداد sự kiềm chế; sự đàn áp 抑制

reˈpressive (-siv) adjective

severe; harsh. onderdruk قَمْعي، كَبْتي потиснически repressivo potlačovací unterdrückend undertrykkende καταπιεστικόςrepresivo rõhuv سرکوبگر؛ شداد sortava répressif -דִיכּוּי दमनकारी represivan, koji obuzdava elnyomó kejam bælandi repressivo 抑えつける 억제하는 represinis represīvs; bargs terpendam repressief tvangs-, undertrykkende represyjny بندوونكى، دروونكى، ځپونكى repressivo re­presiv репрессивный represívny zatiralen represivan repressiv, undertryckande ซึ่งอดกลั้น baskı altına alan 鎮壓的 репресивний سخت thô bạo; hà khắc 抑制的，镇压的

reˈpressiveness noun

onderdrukkend قَمْعِيَّه، حالَة الكَبْت потисничество repreender potlačování die Unterdrückung undertrykkelse καταπιεστικότητα carácter represivo rõhumine قلع و قمع سازی alistavuus caractère répressif דיכוי दमनकारिता, निरोधात्मकता represivnost elnyomási hajlam kekejaman bæling carattere repressivo 抑圧 억압적임 represyvumas represivitāte pemendaman onderdrukking det som er undertrykkende represyjność تاوول،قلع كول carácter repressivo caracter represiv репрессивность represívnosť zatiralstvo represivnost undertryckande, repression ความอดกลั้น baskı yapma 鎮壓 репресивність شدت sự thô bạo; sự hà khắc 抑制，镇压

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