Noun: oppressiveness u'pre-siv-nus or ow'pre-siv-nus
- A feeling of being oppressed
"The oppressiveness of the regime stifled creativity and free speech";
- oppression, repressiveness
- Unwelcome burdensome difficulty
"The oppressiveness of his financial troubles weighed heavily on his mind";
- burdensomeness, heaviness, onerousness
Type of: depression, difficultness, difficulty