oppressive

English edit

Etymology edit

oppress +‎ -ive

Pronunciation edit

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

Adjective edit

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.
Synonyms: see Thesaurus:bossy, Thesaurus:arrogant

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?
(of the weather) Hot and humid.
Synonyms: humid, close

Synonyms edit

harsh

Translations edit

burdensome or difficult to bear

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

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: угнета́ющий (ru) (ugnetájuščij)
Tagalog: mapang-api, mapanghamak
Vietnamese: áp chế (vi)

overpowering or overwhelming

Bulgarian: потискащ (bg) (potiskašt)
Finnish: tukahduttava (fi)
French: oppressant (fr)
German: drückend (de)
Maori: haitutu (refers to the atmosphere), pōngerengere
Russian: да́вящий (ru) (dávjaščij), гнету́щий (ru) (gnetúščij)

weather: hot and humid

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

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