repressiveness
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
repressive + -ness
Noun[edit]
repressiveness (uncountable)
- The state or condition of being repressive.
- 2007 February 11, Dan Bilefsky, “Spain Says Adiós Siesta and Hola Viagra”, in New York Times[1]:
- Sociologists say that an increased willingness to address sexual problems reflects Spain’s sexual liberation after the repressiveness of the Franco years.