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oppressive: marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior; "the oppressive government"; "oppressive laws"; "a tyrannical parent"; "tyrannous disregard of human rights"; weighing heavily on the senses or spirit; "the atmosphere was oppressive"; "oppressive sorrows"

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heavy-handed collapse: unjustly domineering; "incensed at the government's heavy-handed economic policies"; "a manager who rode roughshod over all opposition"

inequitable collapse: not equitable or fair; "the inequitable division of wealth"; "inequitable taxation"

swingeing collapse: severe; punishingly bad; "swingeing taxation"; "swingeing damages awarded by the judge"

muggy collapse: hot or warm and humid; "muggy weather"; "the steamy tropics"; "sticky weather"

humid collapse: containing or characterized by a great deal of water vapor; "humid air"; "humid weather"

wearying collapse

high handed collapse

backbreaking collapse

besetting collapse

exhausting collapse: producing exhaustion; "an exhausting march"; "the visit was especially wearing"

unventilated collapse: not ventilated; "stuffy unventilated rooms"

superincumbent collapse: lying or resting on and exerting pressure on something else; "superincumbent layers of dead plants cut off the air and arrested decomposition"

tyrannical collapse

lugubrious collapse: excessively mournful

vexatious collapse

cumbrous collapse

disheartening collapse

crushing collapse: physically or spiritually devastating; often used in combination; "a crushing blow"; "a crushing rejection"; "bone-crushing"

discouraging collapse: depriving of confidence or hope or enthusiasm and hence often deterring action; "where never is heard a discouraging word"; expressing disapproval

suffocating collapse

stifling collapse

bothersome collapse

depressing collapse: causing or suggestive of sorrow or gloom; "a gloomy outlook"; "gloomy news"

feudal collapse: of or relating to or characteristic of feudalism

annoying collapse: causing irritation or annoyance; "tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork"; "aircraft noise is particularly bothersome near the airport"; "found it galling to have to ask permission"; "an irritating delay"; "nettlesome paperwork"; "a pesky mosquito"; "swarms of pestering gnats"; "a plaguey newfangled safety catch"; "a teasing and persistent thought annoyed him"; "a vexatious child"; "it is vexing to have to admit you are wrong"

hampering collapse

punishing collapse: resulting in punishment; "the king imposed a punishing tax"

hard fought collapse

hard earned collapse

irksome collapse

grueling collapse

burdensome collapse: not easily borne; wearing; "the burdensome task of preparing the income tax return"; "my duties weren't onerous; I only had to greet the guests"; "a taxing schedule"

sweltering collapse: excessively hot and humid or marked by sweating and faintness; "a sweltering room"; "sweltering athletes"

operose collapse

despotic collapse: ruled by or characteristic of a despot; "moved from a feudal to a despotic order"; "his administration was arrogant and despotic"; belonging to or having the characteristics of a despot

arduous collapse: difficult to accomplish; demanding considerable mental effort and skill; "the arduous work of preparing a dictionary"; characterized by toilsome effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort; "worked their arduous way up the mining valley"; "a grueling campaign"; "hard labor"; "heavy work"; "heavy going"; "spent many laborious hours on the project"; "set a punishing pace"; taxing to the utmost; testing powers of endurance; "his final, straining burst of speed"; "a strenuous task"; "your willingness after these six arduous days to remain here"- F.D.Roosevelt

suppressive collapse: tending to suppress; "the government used suppressive measures to control the protest"

repressive collapse

toilsome collapse

onerous collapse

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