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oppressing
/əˈprɛsɪŋ/
adjective
opresyjny
Also
uciążliwy
Definition
Causing a feeling of being weighed down, burdened, or unjustly treated; burdensome or tyrannical.
Examples
The oppressing heat made it difficult to work outdoors.
Opresyjny upał utrudniał pracę na zewnątrz.
They lived under oppressing conditions for many years, with little hope of change.
Żyli w uciążliwych warunkach przez wiele lat, z niewielką nadzieją na zmianę.
Collocations
oppressing heatoppressing silenceoppressing regime
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