Search Result:oppressive
KK Pronunciation
〔 әˋprєsIv 〕
Pronunciation
〔 әˊpresiv 〕
Overview of adj oppressive
The adj oppressive has 2 senses
- oppressive -- (weighing heavily on the senses or spirit; "the atmosphere was oppressive"; "oppressive sorrows")
- oppressive, tyrannical, tyrannous -- (marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior; "the oppressive government"; "oppressive laws"; "a tyrannical parent"; "tyrannous disregard of human rights")