repressive

/rɪˈpresɪv/ adjective

Translation

› cruel and not allowing people to have freedom

baskı uygulayan/altında tutan; özgürlüğünü engelleyen/engelleyici

a repressive military regime 1872

(Definition of repressive adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

something which threatens to cause problems or unhappiness in the future

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