- 1(of a system of government) controlling people by force and restricting their freedom synonym dictatorial, tyrannical a repressive regime/measure/law
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- 2controlling emotions and desires and not allowing them to be expressed
adverb
noun [uncountable]See repressive in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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