adjective. Exercising power arbitrarily and often unjustly; tyrannical.

adjective. Difficult to cope with; causing hardship or depressed spirits: synonym: burdensome.

adjective. Hot and humid; sweltering.

Unreasonably burdensome; unjustly severe: as, oppressive taxes; oppressive exactions of service.

Given or inclined to oppression; tyrannical: as, an oppressive government.

Heavy; overpowering; overwhelming; burdensome; causing discomfort or uneasiness: as, oppressive grief or woe.

adjective. Unreasonably burdensome; unjustly severe, rigorous, or harsh

adjective. Using oppression; tyrannical.

adjective. Heavy; overpowering; hard to be borne; creating a sense of heavy burden.

adjective. Burdensome or difficult to bear.

adjective. Tyrannical or exercising unjust power.

adjective. Weighing heavily on the spirit; intense, or overwhelming

adjective. weighing heavily on the senses or spirit

adjective. marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior

"In 1939, Manipuri women launched what was called Nupi Lan, or the women's war, against the maharaja that ruled the kingdom over what they called his oppressive policies."

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domineering  heavy  

Progressive  aggressive  depressive  excessive  expressive  

Embarrass  corrupt  depress  destructive  harsh  

Herculean  absolute  absolutist  absolutistic  agonizing