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repressive

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Adjective

restrictive of action
- a repressive regime
- an overly strict and inhibiting discipline

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Synonyms:
inhibitory repressing

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Words pronounced/spelled similarly to "repressive":
repressive reversive
Words contain "repressive" in its definition in English - English (Wordnet) dictionary:
repressive nerva marcus cocceius nerva police state crackdown repressing inhibitory wildness

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