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oppressive
adjective
Marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior
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adjective
Marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior
“The oppressive government”
adjective
Weighing heavily on the senses or spirit
“The atmosphere was oppressive”
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The oppressive government
Oppressive laws
A tyrannical parent
Tyrannous disregard of human rights
The atmosphere was oppressive
Oppressive sorrows
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