oppressive

1. Burdensome or difficult to bear.

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

   да́вящийdávjaščij

2. Tyrannical or exercising unjust power.

   oppressive smell

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

   oppressiv, unterdrückend

   угнета́ющийugnetájuščij

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

   Will the oppressive heat of summer never end?

   drückend

   да́вящийdávjaščij, гнету́щийgnetúščij

   weighing heavily on the senses or spirit

4. Hot and humid.

1. This oppressive regime committed many atrocities.

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2. She found the mood pretty oppressive.

   deSie fand die Stimmung recht beklemmend.

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3. The whole thing is utterly oppressive.

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4. They conspire to overthrow the oppressive government.

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5. An oppressive feeling attacked me around the chest.

   deMich übermannte ein beklemmendes Gefühl im Brustbereich.

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