OPPRESSIVE

• (adj.) marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior

  "the oppressive government", "oppressive laws", "a tyrannical parent", "tyrannous disregard of human rights"

  synonyms : tyrannical , tyrannous

• (adj.) weighing heavily on the senses or spirit

  "the atmosphere was oppressive", "oppressive sorrows"

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