repressive
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repressive
Rhymes with -ɛsɪv
adjective more repressive · most repressive
- Serving to repress or suppress; oppressive Human law is indeed repressive, but repressive on moral principles comprehensively applied to the whole community, and commanding the approval of the moral sense of the governed
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Closest in meaning: inhibitory, restrictive, inhibiting, suppressing, repression, suppression, suppressive, oppressor, oppression, obstructive, interdiction, clampdown, crackdown, oppressive, disruptive, criminal
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adj serving to repress or suppress; oppressive
| Español | represivo |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | दमनकारी damankārī |
| Français | répressif |
| Deutsch | repressiv |
| Italiano | repressivo |
| Русский | репресси́вный repressívnyj |
Talk about this word "repressive." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/repressive. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. repressive. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/repressive "repressive." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/repressive.Cite this
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title = {repressive},
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