oppressive
adjective
burdensome, unjustly harsh, or tyrannical.
oppressiveness
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a word derived from
oppressive.
Example Sentences
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McDermott’s writing is often called “gemlike,” but that speaks to pressure as much as prettiness, as Tricia navigates war, marital strife and the increasing oppressiveness of the crowd of military wives that surrounds her.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2023
When I was there, a thriller was being filmed in the museum, and it added to the oppressiveness to be chased from room to room by the film crew who needed one gallery, then another.
From New York Times ● Oct. 26, 2022
The parable Mitchell constructs actually does have broader philosophical underpinnings: It seems intended to evoke the oppressiveness of economic hierarchies.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 15, 2021
And let’s not forget the most fashion-forward prison outfits in film history, which combine the precious charm of Wes Anderson with the oppressiveness of a penal system.
From Salon ● Nov. 29, 2018
They are loyal and devout, true to their word, courageous and enduring; though the paludier is miserably poor, from the oppressiveness of the salt-tax, he never complains.
From Brittany & Its Byways by Mrs. Bury Palliser
