repressive
[ ri-pres-iv ]
/ rɪˈprɛs ɪv /
adjective
tending or serving to repress: repressive laws.
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British Dictionary definitions for repressive
repressive
/ (rɪˈprɛsɪv) /
adjective
acting to control, suppress, or restrain
subjecting people, a society, etc, to a state of subjugation
Derived forms of repressive
repressively, adverb repressiveness, nounMedical definitions for repressive
repressive
[ rĭ-prĕs′ĭv ]
adj.
Causing or inclined to cause repression.