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Grievous vs Oppressive - What's the difference?

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Grievous is a related term of oppressive.


As adjectives the difference between grievous and oppressive

is that grievous is causing grief, pain or sorrow while oppressive is burdensome or difficult to bear.

grievous

English

Alternative forms

* greuous (obsolete) * grievious (less common outside dialects)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Causing grief, pain or sorrow.
  • * 1883 ,
    • As for the captain, his wounds were grievous indeed but not dangerous.
  • Serious, grave, dire or dangerous.

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    oppressive

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Burdensome or difficult to bear.
    • The oppressive tax laws made it difficult to start a small company.
  • Tyrannical or exercising unjust power.
    • The oppressive land-owners kept a grip on the labourers.
  • Weighing heavily on the spirit; intense, or overwhelming
    • Will the oppressive heat of summer never end?

    Synonyms

    * (weather) humid, close