Adjective C1

repressive

/rɪˈprɛsɪv/

উচ্চারণ: রিপ্রেসিভ

দমনমূলক

যা স্বাধীনতা, মতপ্রকাশ বা অধিকারকে কঠোরভাবে নিয়ন্ত্রণ বা দমন করে। সাধারণত একটি সরকার বা ব্যবস্থার ক্ষেত্রে ব্যবহৃত হয় যা বিরোধী মতকে চাপা দেয়।

Inclined to suppress or control people by force, especially in a political context.

The repressive regime banned all forms of political dissent.

রিপ্রেস = 'রি' (পুনরায়) + 'প্রেস' (চাপ) — বারবার চাপ দিয়ে দমন করা।

repressive regime repressive measures repressive laws repressive policies oppressive authoritarian tyrannical suppressive
repress repression repressively repressiveness

Adjective; often used attributively (repressive regime) or predicatively (the laws were repressive).

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