oppressive
US /əˈprɛsɪv/
・UK /əˈpresɪv/
B2
adj.AdjectiveKeeping people under your control, in a cruel way
The oppressive government, oppressive laws, a tyrannical parent, tyrannous disregard of human rights
adj.AdjectiveWeighing heavily on the senses or spirit
The oppressive government, oppressive laws, a tyrannical parent, tyrannous disregard of human rights
adj.AdjectiveUnjustly inflicting hardship and constraint, especially on a minority or other subordinate group.
The heat was oppressive.
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How to tell if you're being bullied at work | BBC Ideas
- What may seem trivial, such as just excluding someone from the coffee run every morning, over time, that creates a really oppressive working environment.
What may seem trivial, such as just excluding someone from the coffee run every morning, over time, that creates a really oppressive working environment.
- that creates a really oppressive working environment.
that creates a really oppressive working environment.
At least 18 dead in South Korea floods and landslides | BBC News
- They come and break the oppressive heat.
They come and break the oppressive heat.
- Koreans call these monsoon rains "summer guests." They come and break the oppressive heat,
Koreans call these monsoon rains "summer guests." They come and break the oppressive heat,
Divorce: Why are fewer marriages ending? - The Global Story podcast, BBC World Service
- What about the rise in divorce in some countries which have been a bit more oppressive in the past?
What about the rise in divorce in some countries which have been a bit more oppressive in the past?
- What about the rise in divorce in some countries which have been a bit more oppressive in the past?
What about the rise in divorce in some countries which have been a bit more oppressive in the past?
Hong Kong protests: Five things you need to know
- It's pretty typical for oppressive regimes to ban social media during times of civil unrest.
It's pretty typical for oppressive regimes to ban social media during times of civil unrest.
- It's pretty typical for oppressive regimes to ban social media during times of civil unrest.
It's pretty typical for oppressive regimes to ban social media during times of civil unrest.
YouTube Complaints 2013!
- that seems a little oppressive don't you think. I don't know you're talking to me
that seems a little oppressive don't you think. I don't know you're talking to me
- That seems a little oppressive, don't you think?
That seems a little oppressive, don't you think?
Part 1 - The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Audiobook by Mark Twain (Chs 01-10)
- Tom's reflections grew oppressive.
Tom's reflections grew oppressive.
- Tom's reflections grew oppressive.
Tom's reflections grew oppressive.
Everyone In China Is Getting A 'Social Credit Score'
- This oppressive system of draconian government control leads down a dark, dark path to wait a second.
This oppressive system of draconian government control leads down a dark, dark path to wait a second.
- ( LAUGHTER ) THIS OPPRESSIVE SYSTEM OF
( LAUGHTER ) THIS OPPRESSIVE SYSTEM OF
Dangerous People Are Teaching Your Kids
- They have made it their life's mission to undermine Western civilization itself, which they regard as corrupt, oppressive, and
They have made it their life's mission to undermine Western civilization itself, which they regard as corrupt, oppressive, and
- which they regard as corrupt, oppressive and “patriarchal.”
which they regard as corrupt, oppressive and “patriarchal.”
The Fall of The Simpsons: How it Happened
- a strict believer in hierarchy and order, used to hilarious effect in the episode "The Boy Who Knew Too Much." But at the centre of Skinner's character and what made him this way is his upbringing by his tyrannically oppressive razor-tongued mother, Agnes,
a strict believer in hierarchy and order, used to hilarious effect in the episode "The Boy Who Knew Too Much." But at the centre of Skinner's character and what made him this way is his upbringing by his tyrannically oppressive razor-tongued mother, Agnes,
- a strict believer in hierarchy and order, used to hilarious effect in the episode "The Boy Who Knew Too Much." But at the centre of Skinner's character and what made him this way is his upbringing by his tyrannically oppressive razor-tongued mother, Agnes,
a strict believer in hierarchy and order, used to hilarious effect in the episode "The Boy Who Knew Too Much." But at the centre of Skinner's character and what made him this way is his upbringing by his tyrannically oppressive razor-tongued mother, Agnes,
Why seeking asylum in America is so difficult
- If that sounds complicated for someone fleeing an oppressive homeland, don't worry.
If that sounds complicated for someone fleeing an oppressive homeland, don't worry.
- If that sounds complicated for someone fleeing an oppressive homeland, don't worry — there's a 14 page instruction booklet to help.
If that sounds complicated for someone fleeing an oppressive homeland, don't worry — there's a 14 page instruction booklet to help.