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repressive

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re⋅pres⋅sive

  [ri-pres-iv]
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–adjective
tending or serving to repress: repressive laws.
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME < ML repressīvus < L repress(us) (see repress ) + -īvus -ive

Related forms:
re⋅pres⋅sive⋅ly, adverb
re⋅pres⋅sive⋅ness, noun
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re·pres·sive   (rĭ-prěs'ĭv)   
adj.  Causing or inclined to cause repression: a repressive dictatorship.
re·pres'sive·ly adv., re·pres'sive·ness n.
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Main Entry: re·pres·sive
Pronunciation: ri-'pres-iv
Function: adjective
: tending to repress or to cause repression <repressivepsychological defenses>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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repressive re·pres·sive (rĭ-prěs'ĭv)
adj.
Causing or inclined to cause repression.

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