repressive
repressive · more repressive · most repressive
репрессивный
repressiv
Serving to repress or suppressServing to repress or suppress; oppressive
US/ɹipɹˈɛsɪv/
» Bouteflika stepped up his repressive tactics.
Meaning
1 sensesServing to repress or suppress; oppressive
repressiv
репресси́вныйrepressívnyj
More definitions
- restrictive of action
Examples
6 sentencesBouteflika stepped up his repressive tactics.
Afghanistan has become a terrible repressive theocracy.
Every dictatorship needs a strong repressive intelligence service.
Is sharia law repressive?
Morocco is a repressive country.
Translations
5 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
serving to repress or suppress; oppressive:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
serving to repress or suppress; oppressive:
Forms
more repressive, most repressive| Comparative | more repressive Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most repressive Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- restrictive of action:inhibitoryrepressing
Word family
12 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form