"oppressive" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /əˈprɛs.ɪv/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-I learned some phrases-oppressive.wav [UK] Forms: oppressive [positive], more oppressive [comparative], most oppressive [superlative]
Etymology: oppress + -ive Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|oppress|ive}} oppress + -ive Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If a person is oppressive, they practice harsh treatment on something they govern.
    Sense id: simple-oppressive-en-adj-Ak~mB5UH
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ive
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