definition of
[oppressive]

[1] #1 oppressive s. weighing heavily on the senses or spirit; "the atmosphere was oppressive"; "oppressive sorrows". wn

[2] #2 oppressive s. [tyrannical, tyrannous] marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior; "the oppressive government"; "oppressive laws"; "a tyrannical parent"; "tyrannous disregard of human rights". wn