What Does Oppressiveness Mean?

adjective. burdensome, unjustly harsh, or tyrannical: an oppressive king; oppressive laws. causing discomfort by being excessive, intense, elaborate, etc.: oppressive heat.

What does oppressive mean in simple terms?

1 : cruel or harsh without just cause oppressive laws. 2 : very unpleasant or uncomfortable oppressive heat. Other Words from oppressive. oppressively adverb.

What does it mean when someone is oppressed?

1a : to crush or burden by abuse of power or authority The country has long been oppressed by a ruthless dictator. oppressed minorities. b archaic : suppress. 2 : to burden spiritually or mentally : weigh heavily upon oppressed by a sense of failure oppress by intolerable guilt.