Definitions for oppressive
əˈprɛs ɪvop·pres·sive

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. oppressiveadjective

   weighing heavily on the senses or spirit

   "the atmosphere was oppressive"; "oppressive sorrows"

2. oppressive, tyrannical, tyrannousadjective

   marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior

   "the oppressive government"; "oppressive laws"; "a tyrannical parent"; "tyrannous disregard of human rights"

GCIDERate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Oppressiveadjective

   Heavy; overpowering; hard to be borne; creating a sense of heavy burden; as, oppressive grief or woe; oppressive heat or humidity; an oppressive workload.

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. oppressiveadjective

   Burdensome or difficult to bear.

   The oppressive tax laws made it difficult to start a small company.

2. oppressiveadjective

   Tyrannical or exercising unjust power.

   The oppressive land-owners kept a grip on the labourers.

3. oppressiveadjective

   Weighing heavily on the spirit; intense, or overwhelming

   Will the oppressive heat of summer never end?

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Oppressiveadjective

   Etymology: from oppress.

   1. Cruel; inhuman; unjustly exactious or severe.2. Heavy; overwhelming.

   Alicia, reach thy friendly arm,
   And help me to support that feeble frame,
   That nodding totters with oppressive woe,
   And sinks beneath its load. Nicholas Rowe, Jane Shore.

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1. oppressive

   Oppressive refers to being burdensome, harsh, or unfairly severe, often through the unjust exercise of authority or power. It entails a system, situation, or behavior that treats people cruelly or unfairly, especially by denying them their basic rights. In a broader sense, it can also represent something that is overwhelming or mentally, physically, or emotionally distressing.

How to pronounce oppressive?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of oppressive in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of oppressive in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of oppressive in a Sentence

1. Barack Obama:

   What had been happening in Ferguson was oppressive and objectionable and was worthy of protest, but there was no excuse for criminal acts, they're criminals, they need to be arrested and then what we need to do is to make sure that like-minded, good-spirited people on both sides -- law enforcement who have terrifically tough job and people who understandably don't want to be harassed just because of their race -- that we're able to work together to come up with some good answers.

2. National Weather Service:

   A multiple-day stretch of oppressive to dangerous heat and humidity continues today, expected into at least Friday. Today will be the most dangerous in terms of the heat and humidity with heat indices forecast to be as high as 109 degrees.

3. Lauren Greenfield:

   One of the insights I took from this process was that the compliments we so frequently and often unconsciously bestow on girls can actually have a negative effect and even become a source of pain and disempowerment, while counterintuitive, compliments, especially the ones related to physical appearance like 'you're so cute; you're adorable,' were perceived as limiting and oppressive, making girls feel that the expectations on them were focused on their appearance and not on their abilities or what was inside.

4. President Barack Obama:

   Part of the challenge of this is that the gun debate gets wrapped up in broader debates about whether the federal government is oppressive and there are conspiracy theories floating around the Internet these days all the time.

5. La Fontaine:

   Nothing is so oppressive as a secret; it is difficult for ladies to keep it long, and I know even in this matter a good number of men who are women.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=oppressive
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=oppressive
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Oppressive
4. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=oppressive
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com