repressoryadj.
/rᵻˈprɛs(ə)ri/, U.S. /rəˈprɛsəri/, /riˈprɛsəri/ Tending or designed to repress someone or something; repressive.
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society > authority > subjection > subjecting or subjugation > [adjective] > suppressive or repressive
repressivec1425
suppressive1662
repressory1863
repressionary1885
repressful1893
repressionist1906
1863 Mining & Smelting Mag. 4 35 We have to combat the silent repressory efforts of those whose game is speculation.
1905 W. J. Locke Morals of Marcus Ordeyne (1906) xi. 117 But what do I know of the repressory methods employed in seminaries for young ladies?
1954 D. Riesman Individualism Reconsidered xxii. 347 The repressory forces must draw their energies from the great energy reservoir of the id.
1991 Biotechnol. & Bioengin. 37 467 The detailed investigation of stimulatory and repressory effects of simple and complex nutrients on protease production and metabolism of Bacillus firmus.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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