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- Dictionaryre·pres·sive/rəˈpresiv/
adjective
- 1. (especially of a social or political system) inhibiting or restraining the freedom of a person or group of people: "a repressive regime"
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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.
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]
REPRESSIVE meaning: 1. controlling what people do, especially by using force: 2. preventing people from expressing…. Learn more.
Repressive definition: tending or serving to repress. See examples of REPRESSIVE used in a sentence.
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.
Define repressive. repressive synonyms, repressive pronunciation, repressive translation, English dictionary definition of repressive. adj. Causing or inclined to cause repression: a repressive dictatorship. re·pres′sive·ly adv. re·pres′sive·ness n.
Definition of repressive adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
repressive meaning: cruel and not allowing people to have freedom: . Learn more.
repression. noun. /rɪˈpreʃn/ [uncountable] the act of using force to control a group of people and limit their freedom. Peasant farmers face poverty and severe government repression. They were fighting against repression and injustice in their country. Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Join us.
