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- Dictionaryrepressive/rɪˈprɛsɪv/
adjective
- 1. (especially of a social or political system) inhibiting or restraining personal freedom: "a repressive regime"
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Repressive means controlling what people do, especially by using force, or preventing people from expressing their feelings. See how to use this word in sentences and find synonyms, antonyms, and related words.
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REPRESSIVE meaning: 1. controlling what people do,...
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Repress is a verb that means to check, subdue, or prevent something by force, pressure, or self-control. It can also mean to exclude something from consciousness or to inactivate a gene. See synonyms, examples, and word history of repress.
Repressive means controlling what people do, especially by using force, or preventing people from expressing their feelings. See how to use this word in sentences and find synonyms, antonyms, and related words.
Repressive definition: tending or serving to repress. See examples of REPRESSIVE used in a sentence.
Repressive means controlling or suppressing people's freedom by using force. Learn the synonyms, pronunciation, grammar, and usage of repressive with sentences from The Guardian and other sources.
repressive: 1 adj restrictive of action “a repressive regime” Synonyms: inhibitory , repressing restrictive serving to restrict
Repressive means causing or inclined to cause repression, such as a repressive dictatorship. Find the origin, usage, and translations of the word repressive in various languages and dictionaries.
