repressiveness
noun [ U ] uk/rɪˈpres.ɪv.nəs/ us/rɪˈpres.ɪv.nəs/
镇压
the act of controlling what people do, especially using force
She wrote a protest play about the growing repressiveness of the regime. 她写了一个剧本，抗议当局政权日益加剧的镇压行径。
压抑|镇压
the act of preventing people from expressing their feelings
He was very critical of the repressiveness of the conventional family. 他对传统家庭的死板压抑颇为不满。（传统家庭的死板压抑一般是指每个人在家庭中所扮演的角色被限制和固化，比如男主外女主内等等。）
sexual repressiveness 性压抑
See: repressive
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- A general repressiveness was inflicted on the working class in that era.
- He blamed her for her illness, saying it was due to emotional repressiveness.
- Their policy of repressiveness against native people succeeded.