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Meanings of oppressiveness in inglês

espanhol
molestia

Unwelcome burdensome difficulty.

molestia
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A feeling of being oppressed.

opressão
Usage of oppressiveness in inglês
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But no one would dream of denying the oppressiveness of the past.
The Buried Temple
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Discusses friendships in our day and the oppressiveness of the human condition.
The new yorker
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There were no obscuring shadows to blunt the impact of Starkadh's oppressiveness.
The darkest road
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The campfire burned steadily, and there was a certain oppressiveness in the atmosphere.
Tom Swift Among the Diamond Makers; Or, The Secret of Phantom Mo...
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There was a brooding oppressiveness in the air that seemed to bode something.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Complete
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Lee entered the interrogation room and felt the oppressiveness of its windowless silence.
Silent screams
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The sky became darker, and there came a peculiar thickness and oppressiveness to the atmosphere.
The Duke's Prize; a Story of Art and Heart in Florence
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Some slight oppressiveness was felt immediately before the rains, but speedily disappeared on their occurrence.
Narrative of the Overland Expedition of the Messrs. Jardine from...
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Caliph was glad to chuckle, anything to break the awful oppressiveness of their previous topic.
The last page
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There was a touch of weirdness to the scene, adding to the oppressiveness of the interview
The Rise of David Levinsky
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There was a singular oppressiveness in the air which suggested that a thunderstorm was at hand.
The Magician
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The oppressiveness of life begins with the child.
Pebbles on the shore [by] Alpha of the plough
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This oppressiveness, however, was broken by a far-distant cry, unlike any sound I had ever heard.
The Last of the Plainsmen
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The moan of the wind in the spruce trees communicated itself to him with an eerie oppressiveness.
Dennison Grant: A Novel of To-day
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The oppressiveness of the day was owing more to the hot wind than to the sun itself.
Harry Heathcote of Gangoil: A Tale of Australian Bush-Life
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And the heat of the day, charged now with the oppressiveness of long-overdue thunder, completed her mood.
The Coming of Bill
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Translations for oppressiveness
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catalão
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Oppressiveness through the time