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 Definitions of oppressive  [əˈprɛs ɪv]  

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Definition of 'oppressive' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) oppressive
burdensome, unjustly harsh, or tyrannical.

2.  oppressive
causing discomfort.

3.  oppressive
distressing or grievous.

Etymology:  (1620–30; < ML)

Definition of 'oppressive' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (adj) oppressive
weighing heavily on the senses or spirit
"the atmosphere was oppressive"; "oppressive sorrows"

2. (adj) oppressive, tyrannical, tyrannous
marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior
"the oppressive government"; "oppressive laws"; "a tyrannical parent"; "tyrannous disregard of human rights"
Translation of 'oppressive' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: oppressing; cruel; hard to bear
oppressive laws.
Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: verdrukkend, onderdrukken Arabic flag Arabic: جائِر، ظالِم Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: потискащ
Brazilian flag Brazilian: opressivo Czech flag Czech: tyranský, krutý, nesnesit German flag German: tyrannisch
Danish flag Danish: undertrykkende Greek flag Greek: καταπιεστικός, σκληρός, δ Spanish flag Spanish: opresivo
Estonian flag Estonian: julm, despootlik Farsi flag Farsi: ظالمانه؛ رنج آور Finnish flag Finnish: painostava
French flag French: tyrannique, oppressif, ac Hebrew flag Hebrew: שֶׁל דִיכּוּי Hindi flag Hindi: दमनकारी, अत्याचारपूर्ण
Croatian flag Croatian: grub, tlačiteljski Hungarian flag Hungarian: nyomasztó Indonesian flag Indonesian: kejam
Icelandic flag Icelandic: kúgandi Italian flag Italian: oppressivo Japanese flag Japanese: 圧迫する
Korean flag Korean: 억압적인 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: žiaurus, nepakeliamas, sl Latvian flag Latvian: paverdzinošs; cietsirdīgs
Malay flag Malay: bersifat menindas Dutch flag Dutch: tiranniek Norwegian flag Norwegian: tyrannisk, tyngende, knug
Polish flag Polish: uciążliwy, uciskający Persian flag Persian: ظالمانه؛ رنج آور Pashto flag Pashto: رنځ راوړونكى
Portuguese flag Portuguese: opressivo Romanian flag Romanian: despotic; insuportabil; a Russian flag Russian: жестокий; тягостный
Slovak flag Slovak: krutý; neznesiteľný Slovenian flag Slovenian: zatiralen Serbian flag Serbian: tiranski
Swedish flag Swedish: förtryckande, tyrannisk, Thai flag Thai: ที่ปกครองอย่างกดขี่ Turkish flag Turkish: baskıcı, zalim
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 暴虐的 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: гнітючий; деспотичний Urdu flag Urdu: ظالمانہ، سخت گير
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: áp bức Chinese flag Chinese: 暴虐的

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