Oppressive practices refer to actions or behaviors that result in unjust or cruel treatment towards individuals or groups, often leading to their marginalization or subjugation. These practices can manifest in various forms, such as discrimination, exploitation, or coercion, and are typically rooted in power imbalances that perpetuate inequality and harm.
The dictator's oppressive regime enforced strict censorship laws to silence dissenting voices.
The government's oppressive measures restricted the citizens' freedom of speech and expression.
Suttee, the practice of widows self-immolating on their husbands' funeral pyres, was abolished in India in 1829 by the British administration under Lord William Bentinck. This was part of wider colonial efforts to curb cultural practices deemed inhumane or oppressive.
Unfair, unjust, oppressive, discriminatory.
To forbid the practice of making, selling, or using something means to officially ban or prohibit those activities. It indicates that the activity is not allowed by law or regulation.
An oppressive practice is a behavior, action, or policy that systematically marginalizes or discriminates against certain groups or individuals, often leading to their subjugation or unjust treatment. It can manifest in various forms such as racism, sexism, homophobia, ableism, or classism. Oppressive practices can perpetuate power imbalances and inequality in society.
The practice or rules which does not support oppression. It means it allows people to be free from oppression.
Helen Charnley has written: 'Sexuality and anti-oppressive practice'
cruel or harsh without just cause The colonists rebeled against oppressive taxation.
scope of practice mean
Overcome or oppressed by the heat.
1. burdensome, unjustly harsh, or tyrannical: an oppressive king; oppressive laws. 2. causing discomfort by being excessive, intense, elaborate, etc.: oppressive heat. 3. distressing or grievous: oppressive sorrows.
The suffix for oppressive is -ive.
The suffix of "oppressive" is "-ive."
My father is too oppressive. My family is very oppressive. There's 2 of them.
Unreasonably burdensome; unjustly severe, rigorous, or harsh; as, oppressive taxes; oppressive exactions of service; an oppressive game law., Using oppression; tyrannical; as, oppressive authority or commands., Heavy; overpowering; hard to be borne; as, oppressive grief or woe.
1. burdensome, unjustly harsh, or tyrannical: an oppressive king; oppressive laws. 2. causing discomfort by being excessive, intense, elaborate, etc.: oppressive heat. 3. distressing or grievous: oppressive sorrows.