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oppressive

British pronunciation/əpɹˈɛsɪv/
American pronunciation/əˈpɹɛsɪv/
oppressive
[ADJECTIVE]
1

marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior

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2

weighing heavily on the senses or spirit

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Examples
1The heat can be oppressive in the city, especially for the elderly.
2Security without liberty is oppressive.
3Suppers at the royal court have become entirely too oppressive.
4It was oppressive.
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