Translation meaning & definition of the word "oppressive" into French language

adjective

1. Weighing heavily on the senses or spirit

• "The atmosphere was oppressive"

• "Oppressive sorrows"

synonym:
• oppressive

1. Pesant lourdement sur les sens ou l'esprit

• "L'atmosphère était oppressante"

• "Des peines oppressives"

synonyme:
• oppressif

2. Marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior

• "The oppressive government"

• "Oppressive laws"

• "A tyrannical parent"

• "Tyrannous disregard of human rights"

synonym:
• oppressive
,
• tyrannical
,
• tyrannous

2. Marqué par une gravité injuste ou un comportement arbitraire

• "Le gouvernement oppressif"

• "Lois oppressives"

• "Un parent tyrannique"

• "Défaut tyrannique des droits de l'homme"

synonyme:
• oppressif
,
• tyrannique

Examples of using

He defies the present government which is no less oppressive than its predecessor.

Il défie le gouvernement actuel qui n'est pas moins oppressif que le précédent.