oppressif

ɔpʁesif

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Definition of oppressif - Reverso French Dictionary

Adjective

atmosphère

Rare

qui crée une sensation d'étouffement ou de malaise

Rare

La chaleur oppressive de l'été rend la respiration difficile.

asphyxiant

étouffant

autorité

Rare

qui opprime ou tend à opprimer de manière injuste

Rare

Ce régime oppressif limite les libertés de ses citoyens.

despotique

tyrannique

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Origin of oppressif

latin, oppressivus (écrasant)

Terms with oppressif included in their meaning

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résistance organisée

politique

lutte collective structurée contre un pouvoir jugé hostile ou oppressif

action de résistance

opposition

opération menée pour s'opposer à une autorité ou un système oppressif

terroriste

adj.

régime oppressif

qui utilise la terreur comme moyen de gouvernement ou contrôle

contre-utopie

dystopie

société imaginaire qui semble parfaite mais cache un système oppressif

khalifat

usage péjoratif

pouvoir autoritaire et oppressif

molok

pouvoir oppressif

entité puissante qui domine et opprime de façon impitoyable

Examples of oppressif in a sentence

Un brouillard oppressif enveloppait la ville au petit matin.
Le patron oppressif impose des règles strictes à ses employés.
Un climat oppressif régnait dans la salle d’interrogatoire.

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English:oppressive, tyrannical, ...
German:drückend, unterdrückerisch, ...
Italian:opprimente, oppressivo, ...
Spanish:opresivo, tiránico, ...
Portuguese:opressivo, ...
Chinese:压抑的, 压迫性的, ...
Japanese:息苦しい, 抑圧的な, ...
Arabic:خانق, قمعي, ...
Hebrew:מֵעִיק, מְדַכֵּא, ...
Russian:гнетущий, угнетающий, ...
Ukrainian:гнітючий, репресивний, ...
Catalan:opressiu, tirànic, ...
Danish:oppressiv, undertrykkende, ...
Dutch:benauwend, onderdrukkend, ...
Greek:αποπνικτικός, που ασκεί καταπίεση, ...
Hungarian:nyomasztó, elnyomó, ...
Khmer:ថប់ដង្ហើម, ជិះជាន់, ...
Korean:답답한, 압제적인, ...
Polish:przytłaczający, opresyjny, ...
Portuguese (BR):opressivo, repressor, ...
Romanian:opresiv, ...
Swedish:tryckande, förtryckande, ...
Thai:กดดัน, ที่กดขี่, ...
Turkish:boğucu, zorlayıcı, ...
Vietnamese:ngột ngạt, áp bức, ...

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Definition of oppressif - Reverso French Dictionary

Adjective

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