• Unreasonably burdensome; unjustly severe, rigorous, or
    harsh; as, oppressive taxes; oppressive exactions of service; an
    oppressive game law.


    Oppressive meaning & definition 1 of Oppressive.


  • Dominating harshly: Imposing a harsh or cruel form of domination.

    Highly stressful: Exerting a worrying, troubling, or burdensome [pressure on] somebody.

    [Stifling]: So hot and humid as to make people feel tired, irritable, or [sluggish].

    Oppressive meaning & definition 2 of Oppressive.


  • Inflicting harsh and authoritarian treatment.

    Oppressive meaning & definition 3 of Oppressive.


  • cruel and unfair:

    Oppressive meaning & definition 4 of Oppressive.


  • Unjustly inflicting hardship and constraint, especially on a minority or other subordinate group.

    Oppressive meaning & definition 5 of Oppressive.

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