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Synonyms
op·pres·sive (ə-prĕśĭv)

adjective 

  1. Difficult to bear; burdensome: oppressive laws.
  2. Exercising power arbitrarily and often unjustly; tyrannical.
  3. Weighing heavily on the senses or spirit: oppressive weather. See synonyms at burdensome

derivatives

op·preśsive·ly
adverb
op·preśsive·ness
noun