'oppressive' definitions:

Definition of 'oppressive'

From: WordNet
adjective
Weighing heavily on the senses or spirit; "the atmosphere was oppressive"; "oppressive sorrows"
adjective
Marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior; "the oppressive government"; "oppressive laws"; "a tyrannical parent"; "tyrannous disregard of human rights" [syn: oppressive, tyrannical, tyrannous]