noun
Meaning 1
The characteristic of being oppressive.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
oppressiveness
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noun
Meaning 2
unwelcome burdensome difficulty
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: burdensomeness, heaviness, onerousness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: difficulty, difficultness
noun
Meaning 3
a feeling of being oppressed
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: oppression
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: depression
Narrower terms: weight
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English oppressive Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English oppressiveness From oppressive + -ness.