the quality of cruelly or unfairly not allowing people the freedom they should have

They had survived the oppressiveness of apartheid. 他们在种族隔离的压迫下幸存下来。

They fled the country to escape brutal oppressiveness. 他们逃离这个国家以摆脱野蛮的压迫。

a quality that makes people feel worried or uncomfortable

My parents came here to escape the oppressiveness of small-town life. 我的父母来此以逃避小城镇生活的压逼感。

The overall feeling of this room was of draining oppressiveness and heaviness. 这个房间的总体感觉是压抑和沉重，令人窒息。

the quality in weather of being uncomfortably hot with no wind

At last a slight breeze broke the oppressiveness. 最后，一阵微风吹来，打破了这种压迫感。