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repressive
[ ri-pres-iv ]
/ rɪˈprɛs ɪv /
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adjective
tending or serving to repress: repressive laws.
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Origin of repressive
OTHER WORDS FROM repressive
Words nearby repressive
representatives, repress, repressed, represser, repression, repressive, repressor, reprieval, reprieve, reprimand, reprint
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British Dictionary definitions for repressive
repressive
/ (rɪˈprɛsɪv) /
adjective
acting to control, suppress, or restrain
subjecting people, a society, etc, to a state of subjugation
Derived forms of repressive
repressively, adverbrepressiveness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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