noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The characteristic of being oppressive.
2. 2
   unwelcome burdensome difficulty wordnet
3. 3
   a feeling of being oppressed wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

burdensomenessclosenesscomplexitycomplicationhairinesshard job

Etymology

From oppressive + -ness.