oppressive
berat
definition
adjective
an oppressive dictatorship
unjustly inflicting hardship and constraint, especially on a minority or other subordinate group.
translation of 'oppressive'
adjective
bersifat menekan,
berat,
bersifat menindas,
yg menyesakkan nafas
example
On a summer evening, a swab of jasmine or khus lifts your spirits in the 'oppressive' heat of Northern India.
Critics and audiences alike reviled it for its 'oppressive' atmosphere and the direction in which it took the Alien franchise.
They found government harsh and 'oppressive' , complaining of the disparities between the rich and poor.
The occasional heavy downpour keeps the 'oppressive' humidity at bay, and lessens the sense that we're walking through a steam room.
No, this won't be a naval skirmish with some 'oppressive' foreign dictator.
Many prisoners, suffocating under the 'oppressive' heat, fainted.
I could give you hundreds of examples of local communities that have been just as 'oppressive' and unjust as nation states.
The heat was beginning, to be 'oppressive' , but as we got closer to the river, the fields became more and more verdant.
The same 'oppressive' atmosphere pervades the town of Soham.
The collecting itch urged Smith further and further afield, helped along by Houston's 'oppressive' summer weather.
You want to come stay in Tel Aviv one of these days, now that's 'oppressive' weather.
I hated the unjust, 'oppressive' system so, in my twenties, I fled the country illegally to seek truth and freedom in the West.
U.S. juries have a proud and heroic tradition of standing up to tyranny and saying no to 'oppressive' , unjust, or misapplied laws.
However, in another few seconds, they were silent again and the 'oppressive' atmosphere returned.
The 'oppressive' weather we've had this past week makes me want to sleep all day.
Women's home life was 'oppressive' and harsh even among the better classes.
Whatever 'oppressive' tactics the authorities use, we should not let them stop us protesting and expressing our anger about their atrocities.
David Parry, conducting, takes the score slowly, generating an atmosphere of 'oppressive' malignancy.
One can easily imagine the 'oppressive' heat being dispelled by a sudden smattering of rain, as an iron smoothes a wrinkled cloth.
We had left the 'oppressive' flat humidity of Lima at dawn, rising through the low cloud that seemed to hang permanently over the city, as if entering a second sky.
Beneath the hot and sticky 'oppressive' atmosphere of the venue, Jon pushed his way past the bobbing bodies toward the bar.
The course, as always, was immaculately presented and the weather was 'oppressive' on the first day and overcast for the second round.
In many cases 'oppressive' authorities actively prevent normal migration processing from occurring.
Be prepared for more 'oppressive' heat during the next two months as the dry weather will likely continue before entering the transition to the rainy season.
The sun rose, becoming 'oppressive' as we traveled through the chain of islands.
It's ironic that so many people use a patriarchal and racist ideology to critique what they think is an engine of 'oppressive' authority.
It may feel somewhat 'oppressive' for those readers who don't mind a crazy wife in the attic but ultimately prefer to see intelligent love conquer all.
Fog, wet and 'oppressive' , like gauze on a camera lens, softens edges off in the distance.
He is a brutal, murderous dictator, leading an 'oppressive' regime.
It was stuffy and confined, muggy and stagnant, thick and 'oppressive' .
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