oppressive

Từ điển American Heritage Dictionary 4th

op·pres·sive (ə-prĕsʹĭv)adj.
1. Difficult to bear; burdensome:
oppressive laws.
2. Exercising power arbitrarily and often unjustly; tyrannical.
3. Weighing heavily on the senses or spirit:
oppressive weather.
See Synonyms at burdensome. op·presʹsive·ly adv.op·presʹsive·ness n.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  tyrannical, tyrannous