"Oppressive" is a word in ENGLISH
Unreasonably burdensome; unjustly severe, rigorous, or
harsh; as, oppressive taxes; oppressive exactions of service; an
oppressive game law.
Heavy; overpowering; hard to be borne; as, oppressive
grief or woe.
Using oppression; tyrannical; as, oppressive authority
or commands.
You may avoid the risk of a car accident if you avoid driving, but you will lose the joy and freedom of driving.
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"Did you get your money?" ask the wife of the dentist who had just return from the delinquent patient's home."Not a cent," growled the dentist, "and worse than that, he insulted me, and gnashed my teeth at me!"
Oppressive or unreasonably severe in making demands or requiring the exact fulfillment of obligations; harsh; severe.
Read the complete definitionOne who oppresses; one who imposes unjust burdens on others; one who harasses others with unjust laws or unreasonable severity.
Read the complete definitionHence: To practice extortion upon; to oppress by unreasonable or extortionate exactions.
Read the complete definitionSpecifically, a monarch, or other ruler or master, who uses power to oppress his subjects; a person who exercises unlawful …
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