oppressive
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6.3
- adjective
- /əˈprɛsɪv/
:
agobiante
- I find this heat oppressive.
- oppressive heat
- oppressive conditions
- oppressive reality
What was the reason behind this rather oppressive family relationship?
- What was the reason behind this rather oppressive family relationship?
- And I think that is for me cumulatively a very oppressive situation.
- Sort of caught between a an oppressive and seemingly endless war between heaven and hell.
- Heat gusted down on him with oppressive weight.
- It no longer becomes this monolithic, you know, uniform mass that we find oppressive, that we don't have any place in.
- And he talks about, you know, going in with her to help out how how you know, kind of scary and and oppressive it is going into apartments by yourself.
- But and all of that was meshed with this very, very oppressive God that was given in a fundamentalist Christianity.
- And it's like so oppressive with the condensation everywhere, the humidity and the smell of human shit.
- And I, I find that quite oppressive, quite frankly.
- But a large number found it really oppressive.
- And I mean, I don't read it myself, but I think it it becomes very oppressive for politicians and also for journalists.
- That can be at once very oppressive and and frustrating and at the same time, like very freeing.
Examples
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Although it is early evening, the heat is oppressive, in the low 40s centigrade and humid.
Academic text (2008) -
The heat was so oppressive that I could hardly breathe outside.
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What was the reason behind this rather oppressive family relationship?
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And I remember being there and it did not feel oppressive like it does here.
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And I have friends who are still at Google who tell me how oppressive it feels.
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And the sunlight's so oppressive now.
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I had an oppressive feeling unexplained.
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Ever-present feelings of uncertainty and anxiety about movement in busy towns can be oppressive for Martin.
Academic text (2010) -
The fundament of Christian faith is that God offers, through Christ, redemption from the oppressive reality of evil.
Academic text (2009) -
Despite the consistent whirring of the ceiling fan, the silence seems unwieldy, growing oppressive by the moment.
Fiction book (2000)
Synonyms
713
1.7
Causing physical pain or making you feel uneasy in a situation
423
4.4
Very strong in amount or feeling that is hard to deal with
89
3.9
Too painful or unpleasant to stand
18
4.6
Very strong and hard to resist, making you feel overwhelmed
18
7.1
Causing a lot of extra work or worry
4
5.3
Very hot, close air that makes it hard to breathe
3
4.2
Causing someone to feel uneasy or worried
1
6.2
Making someone feel very worried or upset
1
6.6
A situation so tense or unpleasant that people find it hard to stay
Antonyms
How Oppressive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Oppressive comes from the Latin opprimere, meaning 'to press down', and is like the idea of pressure. That's why oppressive weather, silence, or sadness feels heavy and hard to bear.