oppressiveadj.

Brit.

/əˈprɛsɪv/, U.S.

/əˈprɛsɪv/

Forms: 1500s–1600s oppressiue, 1600s– oppressive.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French oppressif; Latin oppressivus.

Etymology: < Middle French, French oppressif (1365) and its etymon post-classical Latin oppressivus involving or of the nature of oppression (c1250, 1304 in British sources) < classical Latin oppress- , past participial stem of opprimere (see oppress v.) + -īvus -ive suffix. Compare earlier oppressing adj.

1. Weighing heavily on the mind, spirits, or senses; burdensome; overwhelming; constrictive; depressing; spec. (of weather conditions, etc.) unpleasantly hot and close; stifling.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > suffering > state of being harassed > condition of being oppressed > [adjective] > oppressive

oppressive1578

oppressful1606

1578 J. Banister Hist. Man i. f. 6^v The Bones of the Head are neither altogether Solid, nor yet wholly fungie..for that were to light and frayle..and the other ouer heauy, and to much (more then nature would) oppressiue.

1640 H. Glapthorne Ladies Priviledge v. i This cruell Oppressive weight of flesh, which does entombe My martyr'd soule.

1659 W. Chamberlayne Pharonnida ii. v. 165 Long had she strove with Griefs oppressive load.

1712 R. Steele Spectator No. 429. ⁋12 By reason of his luxuriant Health he is oppressive to Persons of composed Behaviour.

1796 H. Hunter tr. J.-H. B. de Saint-Pierre Stud. Nature (1799) III. 113 The maladies of the mind, so oppressive in a state of solitude.

1835 E. Bulwer-Lytton Rienzi II. vi. ii. 296 It was a bright, oppressive, sultry morning.

1858 C. Dickens Let. 20 Aug. (1995) VIII. 629 My cold has been oppressive.

1895 H. Keller Let. 15 Mar. in Story of my Life (1903) ii. 227 The rooms are large and splendidly furnished; but I must confess, so much splendor is rather oppressive to me.

1960 C. Day Lewis Buried Day ii. 31 Oh, the delicious ennui of childhood!—delicious in retrospect, certainly, but even then never oppressive.

1988 L. Erdrich Tracks iv. 75 The cabin was still oppressive with late summer heat.

2002 J. Nese & G. Schwartz Philadelphia Area Weather Bk. v. 108/1 Deciding whether to issue an Excessive Heat Watch or Warning for an upcoming bout of oppressive weather.

a. Of an action, policy, etc.: involving or of the nature of oppression (oppression n. 2a); merciless; harsh; exploitative; repressive.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > oppression > [adjective]

tyrannish1390

oppressinga1475

tyrannica1492

tyranful1533

tyrannicala1538

tyrannous1556

tyranniousc1561

tramplinga1586

suppressing1589

grinding1598

ingrating1599

wringing1620

inquisitory1639

inquisitional1644

oppressive1646

tyrannial1651

grating1653

inquisitorial1796

oppressive1972

1646 J. Whitaker Danger of Greatnesse 4 Thus presumptuous pollicy proved oppressive to the people, and in the end fatall to the Princes.

1661 O. Felltham Resolves (rev. ed.) 318 Those Sins, that grate, and scratch, and gall,..Plunders, Perjuries, and oppressiue Murthers.

1729 Bp. J. Butler Serm. Self-deceit in Wks. (1874) II. 125 An hard and oppressive course of behaviour..is most certainly immoral and vicious.

1774 Considerations Legislative Authority Brit. Parl. 9 They repealed the oppressive statutes concerning knighthood.

1816 W. Scott Antiquary I. xii. 260 That he might call upon the gallantry of every knight..to rescue her from her oppressive thraldom.

1861 T. Wright Ess. Archæol. I. v. 73 One of the great vices of the Roman rule was the oppressive taxation of the provinces.

1887 Pall Mall Gaz. 9 Aug. 5/1 An aggressive and oppressive press-censorship.

1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 828/2 To the credit of her American colonies..so oppressive a doctrine had never obtained a foothold there.

1941 W. J. Cash Mind of South ii. i. 107 The oppressive tax burdens laid upon wasted fields by the carpetbag government.

2000 Times 19 Dec. 19/5 He found the pettifogging management style of present-day universities oppressive and offensive.

b. Of a person, social group, government, etc.: that oppresses (oppress v. 3a); characterized by or disposed to such oppression; tyrannical. Also with of.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > adversity > [adjective] > oppressed or afflicted > oppressive

oppressinga1475

vexable?c1525

oppressful1606

sweatfula1618

oppressive1647

down-bearing1690

society > authority > rule or government > oppression > [adjective] > disposed to oppress

oppressive1647

oppressionist1986

society > authority > rule or government > oppression > [adjective]

tyrannish1390

oppressinga1475

tyrannica1492

tyranful1533

tyrannicala1538

tyrannous1556

tyranniousc1561

tramplinga1586

suppressing1589

grinding1598

ingrating1599

wringing1620

inquisitory1639

inquisitional1644

oppressive1646

tyrannial1651

grating1653

inquisitorial1796

oppressive1972

1647 Sectary Dissected 5 For the incouragement of industrious people, dissolve that oppressive company of Merchant-Adventurers, and the like.

1687 T. Heyrick New Atlantis i. 20 Oppressive Spain of Treasure poor, Ransack'd the Andes and Vales.

1712 G. Berkeley Passive Obed. §41. 52 Calamities and Devastations, which oppressive Governments bring on the World.

1738 J. Wesley Coll. Psalms & Hymns (new ed.) i. i The Persecutor's Guilt to share Oppressive in the Scorner's Chair.

1776 A. Smith Inq. Wealth of Nations II. v. iii. 584 No oppressive aristocracy has ever prevailed in the colonies.

1819 W. Scott Ivanhoe I. x. 204 These Gentiles, cruel and oppressive as they are, are in some sort dependent on the dispersed children of Zion, whom they despise and persecute.

1845 S. Austin tr. L. von Ranke Hist. Reformation in Germany III. 637 In the Danish cities..there were civic bodies impatient of the yoke of an oppressive aristocracy.

1891 T. Hardy Tess of the D'Urbervilles III. xlvi. 114 Subjection, not only to her present oppressive employer, but to a whole world who seemed to despise her.

1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 315/2 The last of them..provoked by the oppressive Persian governor..revolted..and expelled the Persians.

1972 Times 10 Mar. 9/1 The art world is so international today that it is not oppressive of a world-renowned art dealer living in France to have an action against him tried in England.

1985 W. McIlvanney Big Man ii. 45 He's still sanctioning an oppressive regime.

2000 J. H. Read Power vs. Liberty Introd. 1 The American colonists..justified their action..as a struggle to protect the liberty of the people from the power of an oppressive government.

c. Criminal Law. Of, designating, or relating to oppression (oppression n. 2b).

ΚΠ

1740 M. Bacon New Abridgm. Law III. 744 All Officers..are punishable for Corruption and oppressive Proceedings, according to the Nature and Heinousness of the Offence.

1771 J. Burrow Rep. Court King's Bench 3 1317 The Court granted this Information against the Justices, not for the mere refusing to grant the Licences,..but for..their oppressive and unjust refusing to grant them.

1936 Amer. Polit. Sci. Rev. 30 505 Are ‘high crimes and misdemeanors’ limited to statutory and common law offenses, or may they include maladministration, arbitrary and oppressive conduct, [etc.]?

1990 Halsbury's Laws Eng. (new ed.) XI. 939 Much of the conduct previously regarded as oppressive may now lead to exclusion under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984..on the ground of unreliability.

2011 A. N. Mohd-Sulaiman et al. Corporations & Partnerships Malaysia i. i. 48 If the company fails to redeem the shares..when they are due for redemption, the court has held that this may amount to oppressive conduct.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	oppressive
释义	oppressiveadj. Brit. /əˈprɛsɪv/, U.S. /əˈprɛsɪv/ Forms: 1500s–1600s oppressiue, 1600s– oppressive. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French oppressif; Latin oppressivus. Etymology: < Middle French, French oppressif (1365) and its etymon post-classical Latin oppressivus involving or of the nature of oppression (c1250, 1304 in British sources) < classical Latin oppress- , past participial stem of opprimere (see oppress v.) + -īvus -ive suffix. Compare earlier oppressing adj. 1. Weighing heavily on the mind, spirits, or senses; burdensome; overwhelming; constrictive; depressing; spec. (of weather conditions, etc.) unpleasantly hot and close; stifling. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > state of being harassed > condition of being oppressed > [adjective] > oppressive oppressive1578 oppressful1606 1578 J. Banister Hist. Man i. f. 6^v The Bones of the Head are neither altogether Solid, nor yet wholly fungie..for that were to light and frayle..and the other ouer heauy, and to much (more then nature would) oppressiue. 1640 H. Glapthorne Ladies Priviledge v. i This cruell Oppressive weight of flesh, which does entombe My martyr'd soule. 1659 W. Chamberlayne Pharonnida ii. v. 165 Long had she strove with Griefs oppressive load. 1712 R. Steele Spectator No. 429. ⁋12 By reason of his luxuriant Health he is oppressive to Persons of composed Behaviour. 1796 H. Hunter tr. J.-H. B. de Saint-Pierre Stud. Nature (1799) III. 113 The maladies of the mind, so oppressive in a state of solitude. 1835 E. Bulwer-Lytton Rienzi II. vi. ii. 296 It was a bright, oppressive, sultry morning. 1858 C. Dickens Let. 20 Aug. (1995) VIII. 629 My cold has been oppressive. 1895 H. Keller Let. 15 Mar. in Story of my Life (1903) ii. 227 The rooms are large and splendidly furnished; but I must confess, so much splendor is rather oppressive to me. 1960 C. Day Lewis Buried Day ii. 31 Oh, the delicious ennui of childhood!—delicious in retrospect, certainly, but even then never oppressive. 1988 L. Erdrich Tracks iv. 75 The cabin was still oppressive with late summer heat. 2002 J. Nese & G. Schwartz Philadelphia Area Weather Bk. v. 108/1 Deciding whether to issue an Excessive Heat Watch or Warning for an upcoming bout of oppressive weather. 2. a. Of an action, policy, etc.: involving or of the nature of oppression (oppression n. 2a); merciless; harsh; exploitative; repressive. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > oppression > [adjective] tyrannish1390 oppressinga1475 tyrannica1492 tyranful1533 tyrannicala1538 tyrannous1556 tyranniousc1561 tramplinga1586 suppressing1589 grinding1598 ingrating1599 wringing1620 inquisitory1639 inquisitional1644 oppressive1646 tyrannial1651 grating1653 inquisitorial1796 oppressive1972 1646 J. Whitaker Danger of Greatnesse 4 Thus presumptuous pollicy proved oppressive to the people, and in the end fatall to the Princes. 1661 O. Felltham Resolves (rev. ed.) 318 Those Sins, that grate, and scratch, and gall,..Plunders, Perjuries, and oppressiue Murthers. 1729 Bp. J. Butler Serm. Self-deceit in Wks. (1874) II. 125 An hard and oppressive course of behaviour..is most certainly immoral and vicious. 1774 Considerations Legislative Authority Brit. Parl. 9 They repealed the oppressive statutes concerning knighthood. 1816 W. Scott Antiquary I. xii. 260 That he might call upon the gallantry of every knight..to rescue her from her oppressive thraldom. 1861 T. Wright Ess. Archæol. I. v. 73 One of the great vices of the Roman rule was the oppressive taxation of the provinces. 1887 Pall Mall Gaz. 9 Aug. 5/1 An aggressive and oppressive press-censorship. 1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 828/2 To the credit of her American colonies..so oppressive a doctrine had never obtained a foothold there. 1941 W. J. Cash Mind of South ii. i. 107 The oppressive tax burdens laid upon wasted fields by the carpetbag government. 2000 Times 19 Dec. 19/5 He found the pettifogging management style of present-day universities oppressive and offensive. b. Of a person, social group, government, etc.: that oppresses (oppress v. 3a); characterized by or disposed to such oppression; tyrannical. Also with of. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > adversity > [adjective] > oppressed or afflicted > oppressive oppressinga1475 vexable?c1525 oppressful1606 sweatfula1618 oppressive1647 down-bearing1690 society > authority > rule or government > oppression > [adjective] > disposed to oppress oppressive1647 oppressionist1986 society > authority > rule or government > oppression > [adjective] tyrannish1390 oppressinga1475 tyrannica1492 tyranful1533 tyrannicala1538 tyrannous1556 tyranniousc1561 tramplinga1586 suppressing1589 grinding1598 ingrating1599 wringing1620 inquisitory1639 inquisitional1644 oppressive1646 tyrannial1651 grating1653 inquisitorial1796 oppressive1972 1647 Sectary Dissected 5 For the incouragement of industrious people, dissolve that oppressive company of Merchant-Adventurers, and the like. 1687 T. Heyrick New Atlantis i. 20 Oppressive Spain of Treasure poor, Ransack'd the Andes and Vales. 1712 G. Berkeley Passive Obed. §41. 52 Calamities and Devastations, which oppressive Governments bring on the World. 1738 J. Wesley Coll. Psalms & Hymns (new ed.) i. i The Persecutor's Guilt to share Oppressive in the Scorner's Chair. 1776 A. Smith Inq. Wealth of Nations II. v. iii. 584 No oppressive aristocracy has ever prevailed in the colonies. 1819 W. Scott Ivanhoe I. x. 204 These Gentiles, cruel and oppressive as they are, are in some sort dependent on the dispersed children of Zion, whom they despise and persecute. 1845 S. Austin tr. L. von Ranke Hist. Reformation in Germany III. 637 In the Danish cities..there were civic bodies impatient of the yoke of an oppressive aristocracy. 1891 T. Hardy Tess of the D'Urbervilles III. xlvi. 114 Subjection, not only to her present oppressive employer, but to a whole world who seemed to despise her. 1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 315/2 The last of them..provoked by the oppressive Persian governor..revolted..and expelled the Persians. 1972 Times 10 Mar. 9/1 The art world is so international today that it is not oppressive of a world-renowned art dealer living in France to have an action against him tried in England. 1985 W. McIlvanney Big Man ii. 45 He's still sanctioning an oppressive regime. 2000 J. H. Read Power vs. Liberty Introd. 1 The American colonists..justified their action..as a struggle to protect the liberty of the people from the power of an oppressive government. c. Criminal Law. Of, designating, or relating to oppression (oppression n. 2b). ΚΠ 1740 M. Bacon New Abridgm. Law III. 744 All Officers..are punishable for Corruption and oppressive Proceedings, according to the Nature and Heinousness of the Offence. 1771 J. Burrow Rep. Court King's Bench 3 1317 The Court granted this Information against the Justices, not for the mere refusing to grant the Licences,..but for..their oppressive and unjust refusing to grant them. 1936 Amer. Polit. Sci. Rev. 30 505 Are ‘high crimes and misdemeanors’ limited to statutory and common law offenses, or may they include maladministration, arbitrary and oppressive conduct, [etc.]? 1990 Halsbury's Laws Eng. (new ed.) XI. 939 Much of the conduct previously regarded as oppressive may now lead to exclusion under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984..on the ground of unreliability. 2011 A. N. Mohd-Sulaiman et al. Corporations & Partnerships Malaysia i. i. 48 If the company fails to redeem the shares..when they are due for redemption, the court has held that this may amount to oppressive conduct. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1578
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