oppressive
IPA: ʌprˈɛsɪv
adjective
- Burdensome or difficult to bear.
- Tyrannical or exercising unjust power.
- Weighing heavily on the spirit; intense, or overwhelming.
- (of the weather) Hot and humid.
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Examples of "oppressive" in Sentences
- The new leader was oppressive.
- Conditions within the city are oppressive and harsh.
- Such behaviour is cowardly and oppressive in the extreme.
- The predictions of the oppressive Nazi Germany regime proved true.
- The article goes into detail about the oppressive nature of his regime.
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