Hyphenation of oppressive

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word oppressive? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

op-pres-sive

Definitions of oppressive:

1.
Weighing heavily on the senses or spirit
The atmosphere was oppressive Oppressive sorrows
2.
Marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior
The oppressive government Oppressive laws A tyrannical parent Tyrannous disregard of human rights

Synonyms of oppressive:

adj heavy
adj tyrannical, tyrannous, domineering

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