Word: oppressive
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: op
pres
sive
Definition: Weighing heavily on the spirit; intense, or overwhelming
Morphemes:
Affix: oppress
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: Physically to press down on (someone) with harmful effects; to smother, crush.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ob
Language: la
Decoded: ob
Meaning: against
Affix: premere
Language: la
Decoded: premere
PoS: Verb
Meaning: I press
Affix: -ive
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: An adjective suffix signifying relating or belonging to, of the nature of, tending to, or serving to; as: affirmative, active, conclusive, corrective, diminutive.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ivus
Language: la
Decoded: -ivus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Adjective suffix.