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 oppressive heat of the sun beat down on us as we toiled in the fields
- The dictator's oppressive regime silenced all forms of dissent and freedom of speech
- The weight of the oppressive expectations placed upon her by her family was suffocating
- The oppressive humidity made it difficult to breathe as we trudged through the dense jungle
- Living under the oppressive shadow of poverty, the family struggled to make ends meet
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