oppressive

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(ə-prĕs'ĭv) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Difficult to bear; burdensome: oppressive laws.
  2. Exercising power arbitrarily and often unjustly; tyrannical.
  3. Weighing heavily on the senses or spirit: oppressive weather. See synonyms at burdensome.
oppressively op·pres'sive·ly adv.
oppressiveness op·pres'sive·ness n.

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adj

Definition: hot and humid
Antonyms: cool, fresh, mild, temperate

adj

Definition: overwhelming, repressive
Antonyms: calm, free, gentle, humane, relieving

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - trykkende, hård, tung, tyrannisk

Nederlands (Dutch)
drukkend, benauwd, benauwend

Français (French)
adj. - oppressif, accablant (la chaleur), oppressant

Deutsch (German)
adj. - drückend, repressiv, bedrückend

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - καταπιεστικός, καταδυναστευτικός, καταθλιπτικός, (για τον καιρό) πνιγηρός

Italiano (Italian)
oppressivo, opprimente

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - opressivo, tirânico

Русский (Russian)
гнетущий

Español (Spanish)
adj. - sofocante, bochornoso

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - tyngande, besvärande, tryckande, pressande

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
压制性的, 沉重的, 压迫的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 壓制性的, 沈重的, 壓迫的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 압제적인, 무더운

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 圧制的な, 苛酷な, 重苦しい

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) ظالم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮(מזג אויר) חם ומחניק, מדכא, מעיק, של דיכוי‬


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