Oppressive vs Harmful - What's the difference?
oppressive | harmful | Related terms |
Burdensome or difficult to bear.
Tyrannical or exercising unjust power.
Weighing heavily on the spirit; intense, or overwhelming
of a kind likely to be damaging; injurious
Oppressive is a related term of harmful.
As adjectives the difference between oppressive and harmful
is that oppressive is burdensome or difficult to bear while harmful is of a kind likely to be damaging; injurious.oppressive
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Adjective
(en adjective)- The oppressive tax laws made it difficult to start a small company.
- The oppressive land-owners kept a grip on the labourers.
- Will the oppressive heat of summer never end?
Synonyms
* (weather) humid, closeharmful
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Alternative forms
* harmfull (archaic)Adjective
(en-adj)- Wear a hat to protect your skin from harmful sunlight.