oppressive

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EnglishEdit

EtymologyEdit

oppress +‎ -ive

PronunciationEdit

IPA^(key): /əˈpɹɛs.ɪv/

AdjectiveEdit

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.

   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. Hot and humid of the weather.

SynonymsEdit

• (weather): humid, close

TranslationsEdit

burdensome or difficult to bear

• Russian: давящий (ru) (davjaščij)

tyrannical or exercising unjust power

• Catalan: opressiu (ca)
• Finnish: sortava (fi), sorto-
• Irish: anfhorlannach, tíoránta

• Portuguese: opressivo, opressor (pt), oprimente
• Russian: угнетающий (ru) (ugnetajuščij)

overpowering or overwhelming

• Finnish: pakahduttava (fi)
• Maori: haitutu (refers to the atmosphere), pōngerengere

• Russian: давящий (ru) (davjaščij), гнетущий (ru) (gnetuščij)

hot and humid of weather

• Finnish: painostava (fi)

• Maori: haitutu

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout#Translations.

Translations to be checked

• Dutch: ^{(please verify)} drukkend (nl)
• Irish: ^{(please verify)} aintréan

• Romanian: ^{(please verify)} opresiv, ^{(please verify)} apăsător, ^{(please verify)} greu

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FrenchEdit

AdjectiveEdit

oppressive

1. feminine singular of oppressif

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ItalianEdit

AdjectiveEdit

oppressive

1. feminine plural of oppressivo