Origin: Latin suffix -ive
Oppressive has 3 different meanings across 1 category:
weighing heavily on the senses or spirit
"the atmosphere was oppressive"
"oppressive sorrows"
marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior
"the oppressive government"
"oppressive laws"
"a tyrannical parent"
"tyrannous disregard of human rights"
Burdensome or difficult to bear.
"The oppressive weight of his debts made it impossible for him to sleep at night."