Suppressive
//səˈprɛ.sɪv//
"Suppressive" in a Sentence (4 examples)
Suppressive cultures are often superstitious.
I've been declared a suppressive person.
A human rights activist is urging the government to remove what he called contradictory and suppressive regulations.
Tom provided some suppressive fire with his machine gun.
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