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- REPRESSIVE meaning: 1 : controlling people by force; 2 : not allowing certain feelings or desires to be expressed
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1. a. : to check by or as if by pressure : curb. injustice was repressed. b. : to put down by force : subdue. repress a disturbance. 2. a. : to hold in by self-control. repressed a laugh. b. : to prevent the natural or normal expression, activity, or development of. repressed her anger. 3. : to exclude from consciousness.
REPRESSIVE definition: 1. controlling what people do, especially by using force: 2. preventing people from expressing…. Learn more.
Repressive things keep people from doing or saying what they want. Repressive controls on the press don't allow journalists to freely report the news. It's almost always a government, or a political or social system, that acts in a repressive way.
Definition of 'repressive' repressive. (rɪpresɪv ) adjective. A repressive government is one that restricts people's freedom and controls them by using force. [disapproval] The military regime in power was unpopular and repressive. Synonyms: oppressive, tough, severe, absolute More Synonyms of repressive. repressively adverb [ADVERB with verb]
controlling emotions and desires and not allowing them to be expressed. Definition of repressive adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
There is one meaning in OED's entry for the adjective repressive. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
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1. : controlling people by force. a repressive government. 2. : not allowing certain feelings or desires to be expressed. a sexually repressive culture.
