oppressive

English

Etymology

oppress +‎ -ive

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈpɹɛs.ɪv/

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• Rhymes: -ɛsɪv

Adjective

oppressive (comparative more oppressive, superlative most oppressive)

1. Burdensome or difficult to bear.

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

2. Tyrannical or exercising unjust power.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:bossy, Thesaurus:arrogant

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

3. Weighing heavily on the spirit; intense, or overwhelming.

   Will the oppressive heat of summer never end?

4. (of the weather) Hot and humid.

   Synonyms: humid, close

Synonyms

• harsh

Translations

burdensome or difficult to bear

• Bulgarian: потискащ (bg) (potiskašt), угнетяващ (bg) (ugnetjavašt)
• Finnish: raskas (fi)
• French: oppressif (fr)
• Greek:

  Ancient: ἀχθεινός (akhtheinós)

• Russian: да́вящий (ru) (dávjaščij)

tyrannical or exercising unjust power

• Bulgarian: тираничен (bg) (tiraničen)
• Catalan: opressiu (ca)
• Finnish: sortava (fi), sorto-
• French: oppressif (fr)
• German: oppressiv, unterdrückend (de)
• Irish: anfhorlannach, tíoránta
• Portuguese: opressivo, opressor (pt), oprimente
• Russian: угнета́ющий (ru) (ugnetájuščij)
• Tagalog: mapang-api, mapanghamak
• Vietnamese: áp chế (vi)

overpowering or overwhelming

• Bulgarian: потискащ (bg) (potiskašt)
• Finnish: tukahduttava (fi)
• French: oppressant (fr)
• German: drückend (de)
• Maori: haitutu (refers to the atmosphere), pōngerengere
• Russian: да́вящий (ru) (dávjaščij), гнету́щий (ru) (gnetúščij)

weather: hot and humid

• Belarusian: спяко́тны m (spjakótny)
• Finnish: painostava (fi)
• Maori: haitutu

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Translations to be checked

• Dutch: ^{(please verify)} drukkend (nl)
• Irish: ^{(please verify)} aintréan
• Romanian: ^{(please verify)} opresiv (ro), ^{(please verify)} apăsător (ro), ^{(please verify)} greu (ro)

French

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Adjective

oppressive

1. feminine singular of oppressif

Italian

Adjective

oppressive

1. feminine plural of oppressivo