Definitions for suppressive
sup·pres·sive

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1. suppressiveadjective

   tending to suppress

   "the government used suppressive measures to control the protest"

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1. suppressiveadjective

   That serves to suppress

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1. suppressive

   Suppressive refers to the act or process of preventing, inhibiting, restraining or curbing an action, behavior, process, or function. It's often used in various contexts such as medicine to describe a drug that inhibits a bodily function or symptom, in psychology to refer to the conscious effort to forget or control thoughts or actions, or in societal contexts to describe control exerted to repress or prevent certain actions or behaviors.

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1. Suppressiveadjective

   tending to suppress; subduing; concealing

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of suppressive in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of suppressive in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of suppressive in a Sentence

1. Rick Ross:

   But sometimes this backfires, and can move some people further out of the group, especially if they are on the fence. Unfortunately, with Scientology, [leadership] could further restrict access to the outside world. the public should know that Scientology has routinely declared people SP (a suppressive person) and then encouraged Scientologists, including family members, to disconnect from SPs or risk being labeled a PTS (Potential Trouble Source). This policy has hurt many families.

2. James Carville:

   Don’t just look at Virginia and New Jersey. Look at Long Island and Seattle, Washington. This defund-police lunacy and take Lincoln’s name off of schools: People see that. It’s having a suppressive effect across the country. Some people need to go to a woke detox center, james Carville believes his party lost its way and he is correct.

3. Rick Ross:

   The public should know that Scientology has routinely declared people SP (a suppressive person) and then encouraged Scientologists, including family members, to disconnect from SPs or risk being labeled a PTS (Potential Trouble Source). This policy has hurt many families, exposing the pain is a public service. A victim suffering in silence is not a solution.

4. Chris Hollins:

   The Governor's suppressive tactics should not be tolerated, and tonight's ruling shows that the law is on the side of( the) Texas voter, seniors and voters with disabilities across Harris County need these drop-off locations to deliver their mail ballots safely and conveniently during the global pandemic. We shouldn't be playing politics with voters' lives.

5. James Carville:

   What’s wrong is this stupid wokeness, this defund-the-police lunacy. This‘Take AbrahamLincoln’s name off of the schools.’Peoplesee that, and it just really has a suppressive effect on Democrats.Some of these people need to go to a woke detox centeror something.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=suppressive
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Suppressive
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/suppressive