repressiveadj.

Brit.

/rᵻˈprɛsɪv/, U.S.

/rəˈprɛsɪv/,

/riˈprɛsɪv/

Forms: late Middle English–1500s repressiue, 1600s– repressive.

Origin: Probably of multiple origins. Probably partly a borrowing from French. Probably partly a borrowing from Latin. Probably partly formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: French repressif ; Latin repressivus ; repress v.¹, -ive suffix.

Etymology: Probably partly (in early use) < (i) Middle French repressif (in medicine) that controls (a symptom), that staunches the flow of (c1328), and its etymon (ii) post-classical Latin repressivus (12th cent.; from c1200 in British sources; < classical Latin repress- , past participial stem of reprimere repress v.¹ + -īvus -ive suffix), and partly (iii) < repress v.¹ + -ive suffix.

That represses someone or something (in various senses of the verb); characterized by repression; tending or having the capacity to repress.In early use esp. of a medicine, remedy, etc.: cf. repress v.¹ 3b.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > subjection > subjecting or subjugation > [adjective] > suppressive or repressive

repressivec1425

suppressive1662

repressory1863

repressionary1885

repressful1893

repressionist1906

the mind > mental capacity > psychology > theory of psychoanalysis > libido > sublimation of libido > [adjective] > tending to repress

repressing1583

repressive1921

c1425 tr. J. Arderne Treat. Fistula (Sloane 6) (1910) 81 (MED) Al stiptik þingz bene repressiue of humours.

1583 P. Barrough Methode of Phisicke v. v. 216 In the state of tumours..wee must commix repressiue medicines equallie with discussiue.

1597 G. Harvey Trimming T. Nashe sig. B Goe to the Apothecarie, and fetch mee some repressiue Antidotum to put into the bason, to keep downe the venomous vapors.

1644 H. Vaughan Serm. Publique Fast 16 The wither'd hand is restored by a discreet chearfull liberality; the rash by a repressive lenity.

1680 W. Charleton Enq. Human Nature v. 432 The Spirits,..by their natural tendency to expand themselves, oppose that repressive Force, and strive to defend themselves from oppression.

1749 T. Smollett Regicide v. i. 65 The successive Pangs Of fond Impatience and repressive Fear.

1797 J. Gillies tr. Aristotle Ethics & Politics II. 233 Although our republic rejects the community of goods as repressive to exertion.

1830 C. Lyell Princ. Geol. I. 392 Beds of solid travertin..must often..obstruct the vent, and thus increase the repressive force.

1876 F. W. Farrar In Days of Youth x. 91 This repressive education is the very reverse of that which for centuries has been carried on at our public schools.

1921 R. Macaulay Dangerous Ages xii. 234 A deterrent force residing in the ego and preventing us from stepping outside the bounds of propriety..inhibitory and repressive power of the censor.

1962 Cold Spring Harbor Symp. Quant. Biol. 26 165/1 So-called nonrepressible strains in which arginine does not have its usual repressive effect on the formation of enzymes of arginine synthesis.

1999 L. Kennedy All in Mind ii. 26 The more religiously repressive an upbringing, the greater the likelihood of moral deviancy, especially in relation to sexual violence.

Derivatives

reˈpressively adv.

ΚΠ

1820 J. Foster Ess. Evils Pop. Ignorance 118 To make the most efficient authority of the nation bear repressively upon the evil.

1921 Amer. Econ. Rev. 11 658 Its protagonists feel it to be conceived, in contrast with the anti-trust acts, both more constructively and less repressively.

2006 A. Harrington et al. Encycl. Social Theory 560/1 Instead of being repressively controlled, fragmented society is driven by the ‘pleasure principle’.

reˈpressiveness n.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > subjection > subjecting or subjugation > [noun] > suppression or repression > quality of being repressive

repressiveness1849

1849 A. Helps Friends in Council II. 146 This care for self-preservation on the part of government, may seem to be a selfish thing and likely to lead to mere repressiveness and inactivity.

1957 G. L. Watson A. E. Housman vi. 120 That repressiveness in sexual matters which condemned him to bear in guilty self-reproach the stigma of a ‘nameless and abominable’ something.

2002 Jewish Chron. 2 Aug. 28/1 I am constantly being reminded today of the cultural repressiveness of 1950s McCarthyism.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	repressive
释义	repressiveadj. Brit. /rᵻˈprɛsɪv/, U.S. /rəˈprɛsɪv/, /riˈprɛsɪv/ Forms: late Middle English–1500s repressiue, 1600s– repressive. Origin: Probably of multiple origins. Probably partly a borrowing from French. Probably partly a borrowing from Latin. Probably partly formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: French repressif ; Latin repressivus ; repress v.¹, -ive suffix. Etymology: Probably partly (in early use) < (i) Middle French repressif (in medicine) that controls (a symptom), that staunches the flow of (c1328), and its etymon (ii) post-classical Latin repressivus (12th cent.; from c1200 in British sources; < classical Latin repress- , past participial stem of reprimere repress v.¹ + -īvus -ive suffix), and partly (iii) < repress v.¹ + -ive suffix. That represses someone or something (in various senses of the verb); characterized by repression; tending or having the capacity to repress.In early use esp. of a medicine, remedy, etc.: cf. repress v.¹ 3b. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > subjecting or subjugation > [adjective] > suppressive or repressive repressivec1425 suppressive1662 repressory1863 repressionary1885 repressful1893 repressionist1906 the mind > mental capacity > psychology > theory of psychoanalysis > libido > sublimation of libido > [adjective] > tending to repress repressing1583 repressive1921 c1425 tr. J. Arderne Treat. Fistula (Sloane 6) (1910) 81 (MED) Al stiptik þingz bene repressiue of humours. 1583 P. Barrough Methode of Phisicke v. v. 216 In the state of tumours..wee must commix repressiue medicines equallie with discussiue. 1597 G. Harvey Trimming T. Nashe sig. B Goe to the Apothecarie, and fetch mee some repressiue Antidotum to put into the bason, to keep downe the venomous vapors. 1644 H. Vaughan Serm. Publique Fast 16 The wither'd hand is restored by a discreet chearfull liberality; the rash by a repressive lenity. 1680 W. Charleton Enq. Human Nature v. 432 The Spirits,..by their natural tendency to expand themselves, oppose that repressive Force, and strive to defend themselves from oppression. 1749 T. Smollett Regicide v. i. 65 The successive Pangs Of fond Impatience and repressive Fear. 1797 J. Gillies tr. Aristotle Ethics & Politics II. 233 Although our republic rejects the community of goods as repressive to exertion. 1830 C. Lyell Princ. Geol. I. 392 Beds of solid travertin..must often..obstruct the vent, and thus increase the repressive force. 1876 F. W. Farrar In Days of Youth x. 91 This repressive education is the very reverse of that which for centuries has been carried on at our public schools. 1921 R. Macaulay Dangerous Ages xii. 234 A deterrent force residing in the ego and preventing us from stepping outside the bounds of propriety..inhibitory and repressive power of the censor. 1962 Cold Spring Harbor Symp. Quant. Biol. 26 165/1 So-called nonrepressible strains in which arginine does not have its usual repressive effect on the formation of enzymes of arginine synthesis. 1999 L. Kennedy All in Mind ii. 26 The more religiously repressive an upbringing, the greater the likelihood of moral deviancy, especially in relation to sexual violence. Derivatives reˈpressively adv. ΚΠ 1820 J. Foster Ess. Evils Pop. Ignorance 118 To make the most efficient authority of the nation bear repressively upon the evil. 1921 Amer. Econ. Rev. 11 658 Its protagonists feel it to be conceived, in contrast with the anti-trust acts, both more constructively and less repressively. 2006 A. Harrington et al. Encycl. Social Theory 560/1 Instead of being repressively controlled, fragmented society is driven by the ‘pleasure principle’. reˈpressiveness n. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > subjecting or subjugation > [noun] > suppression or repression > quality of being repressive repressiveness1849 1849 A. Helps Friends in Council II. 146 This care for self-preservation on the part of government, may seem to be a selfish thing and likely to lead to mere repressiveness and inactivity. 1957 G. L. Watson A. E. Housman vi. 120 That repressiveness in sexual matters which condemned him to bear in guilty self-reproach the stigma of a ‘nameless and abominable’ something. 2002 Jewish Chron. 2 Aug. 28/1 I am constantly being reminded today of the cultural repressiveness of 1950s McCarthyism. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.c1425
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