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Adjective Inflicting harsh and authoritarian treatment cruel harsh brutal severe tyrannical dictatorial repressive autocratic domineering heavy despotic draconian inhuman undemocratic unjust burdensome crushing overwhelming tyrannous authoritarian iron-fisted anti-democratic bitter coercive excruciating grievous grim hard hardhanded imperious inexorable merciless murderous onerous overbearing pitiless punitive relentless rough rugged ruthless searing stiff tough trying unfair high-handed overweening peremptory backbreaking bleak confining demanding depressing depressive discouraging disheartening dismal dispiriting distressing exacting exigent gloomy headache heavy-handed hefty ironhanded mean sombreUK somberUS stressful superincumbent taxing troublesome troubling weighty worrying rough going “Examples of the oppressive and repressive treatment of women abound.” Adjective Hot and humid close stifling heavy humid muggy sticky stuffy airless suffocating hot steamy sultry torrid fuggy overpowering soupy steam bath sweat box hot and humid “Beneath the hot and sticky oppressive atmosphere of the venue, Jon pushed his way past the bobbing bodies toward the bar.” Adjective Weighing heavily on the mind or spirits overwhelming overpowering unbearable burdensome crushing devastating intolerable grinding heavy towering uncomfortable unendurable hard to bear “The same oppressive atmosphere pervades the town of Soham.” Find more words! 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