oppressiveness

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noun

The characteristic of being oppressive.

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oppressionburdensomenessheavinessonerousness
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Meanings

nounoppressiveness (plural oppressivenesses)

plural oppressivenesses

  1. The characteristic of being oppressive.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna feeling of being oppressed

Similar
oppression
Broader
depression

noununwelcome burdensome difficulty

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burdensomenessheavinessonerousness
Broader
difficultydifficultness
Also see
burdensomenessheavinessonerousnessoppression

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From oppressive + -ness.

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APA

oppressiveness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oppressiveness

MLA

“oppressiveness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oppressiveness. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oppressiveness,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oppressiveness.

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