oppressive

adjective

/əˈpresɪv/

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treating people in a cruel and unfair way and not giving them the same freedom, rights, etc. as other people
- oppressive laws
- an oppressive regime
- The political situation has grown increasingly oppressive.
Extra Examples
- Black people continue to bear the brunt of racial violence and oppressive policing.
- Her views are certainly oppressive to a large number of disabled people.
- The refugees were fleeing from oppressive social and political conditions.
(of the weather) extremely hot and unpleasant and not having enough fresh air synonym stifling
- oppressive heat
making you feel unhappy and anxious synonym stifling
- an oppressive relationship
- The silence between them started to grow oppressive.

Word Originlate 16th cent.: from medieval Latin oppressivus, from oppress- ‘pressed against’, from the verb opprimere.

单词	oppressive
释义	oppressive adjective /əˈpresɪv/ /əˈpresɪv/ jump to other results treating people in a cruel and unfair way and not giving them the same freedom, rights, etc. as other people oppressive laws an oppressive regime The political situation has grown increasingly oppressive. Extra Examples Black people continue to bear the brunt of racial violence and oppressive policing. Her views are certainly oppressive to a large number of disabled people. The refugees were fleeing from oppressive social and political conditions. (of the weather) extremely hot and unpleasant and not having enough fresh air synonym stifling oppressive heat making you feel unhappy and anxious synonym stifling an oppressive relationship The silence between them started to grow oppressive. Word Originlate 16th cent.: from medieval Latin oppressivus, from oppress- ‘pressed against’, from the verb opprimere.
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