oppressive
Weighing heavily on the spiritWeighing heavily on the spirit; being quite intense, excessive or overwhelming.
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» This oppressive regime committed many atrocities.
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Examples
34 sentencesThis oppressive regime committed many atrocities.
She found the mood pretty oppressive.
deSie fand die Stimmung recht beklemmend. — Morgengrauen
The whole thing is utterly oppressive.
Meaning
4 sensesWeighing 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
Tyrannical or exercising unjust power.
oppressive smell
The oppressive land-owners kept a grip on the labourers.
oppressiv, unterdrückend
угнета́ющийugnetájuščij
Burdensome or difficult to bear.
The oppressive tax laws made it difficult to start a small company.
да́вящийdávjaščij
Hot and humid.
Forms
more oppressive, most oppressive| Comparative | more oppressive Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most oppressive Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
76 synonyms- marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior:tyrannicaltyrannous
Word family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
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