oppressiveness

Definitions

The quality or state of being burdensome, unjustly harsh, or tyrannical.

The condition of causing mental or physical distress or discomfort.

Examples

The oppressive heat of the summer afternoon added to the overall oppressiveness of the crowded city streets.

She felt a deep sense of unease caused by the stifling oppressiveness of the regime's strict new laws.

Synonyms

tyranny harshness severity domination cruelty suffocation repressiveness

Antonyms

freedom liberty leniency gentleness kindness tolerance democracy