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oppressive

🇬🇧 UK/ə'presɪv/🇺🇸 US/ә'presiv/
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Definitions

adj.

Exercising unjust or cruel power; weighing heavily on the mind or senses

压迫性的;专横的;令人窒息的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
opagainst, toward
+
presspress, squeeze
+
ivetending to, having the nature of
=oppressive

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