oppressiveness
UK/ə'presɪvnɪs/US
B1
Definitions
n.
The quality of being burdensome or suffocating
压迫性；沉重感
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedop-against, toward
+
-ivetending to, having the nature of
+
-nessstate, quality
=oppressiveness
oppressive + -ness. The noun of oppressive (op- 'down on' + press): the heavy, pressing-down quality of heat, silence, or power.
Root press still carries 89 more wordsExample Sentences
- 1.
The oppressiveness of the heat made it hard to think.
- 2.
There was an oppressiveness to the silence in the house.