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say it: ree-PRES-iv
repressive is an adjective meaning "restrictive of action". It is pronounced /ɹiˈpɹɛsɪv/ — ree-PRES-iv. It carries one recorded sense.
restrictive of action
“a repressive regime”
“an overly strict and inhibitory discipline”
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for repressive come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.