oppressive

EnglishEdit

EtymologyEdit

oppress +‎ -ive

PronunciationEdit

IPA^(key): /əˈpɹɛs.ɪv/
Audio (UK) (file)
Rhymes: -ɛsɪv

AdjectiveEdit

oppressive (comparative more oppressive, superlative most oppressive)

Burdensome or difficult to bear.
The oppressive tax laws made it difficult to start a small company.
Tyrannical or exercising unjust power.
The oppressive land-owners kept a grip on the labourers.
Weighing heavily on the spirit; intense, or overwhelming
Will the oppressive heat of summer never end?
Hot and humid of the weather.

SynonymsEdit

(all senses): See harsh
(authoritarian): See Thesaurus:bossy and arrogant
(weather): humid, close

TranslationsEdit

burdensome or difficult to bear

Bulgarian: потискащ (bg) (potiskašt), угнетяващ (bg) (ugnetjavašt)
Finnish: raskas (fi)
French: oppressif (fr)
Greek:
Ancient: ἀχθεινός (akhtheinós)
Russian: давящий (ru) (davjaščij)

tyrannical or exercising unjust power

Bulgarian: тираничен (bg) (tiraničen)
Catalan: opressiu (ca)
Finnish: sortava (fi), sorto-
French: oppressif (fr)
German: oppressiv, unterdrückend (de)
Irish: anfhorlannach, tíoránta
Portuguese: opressivo, opressor (pt), oprimente
Russian: угнетающий (ru) (ugnetajuščij)
Vietnamese: áp chế

overpowering or overwhelming

Bulgarian: потискащ (bg) (potiskašt)
Finnish: tukahduttava (fi)
French: oppressant (fr)
German: drückend (de)
Maori: haitutu (refers to the atmosphere), pōngerengere
Russian: давящий (ru) (davjaščij), гнетущий (ru) (gnetuščij)

weather: hot and humid

Belarusian: спяко́тны m (spjakótny)
Finnish: painostava (fi)
Maori: haitutu

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