It is believed that life is a gift. But the destinies of people are so diverse and bizarre that it is difficult to find two similar ones, and nevertheless, they are united by one thing: the existence of a person is associated with overcoming. Therefore, it is not surprising that life is often depressing, and this is normal. Today we will analyze not the most pleasant verb.
Noun origin
If you look in the etymological dictionary of the verb, then you will not find any information there. But there is a related noun in the source. The common Slavic word was formed from "gnest", that is, "crush" and "oppress". Our word shares roots with both German kneten (“to crush”) and Old Norse knoda (“to crush”). The dictionary also says that the primary meaning is "that which presses", and the "violent" meaning is secondary.
Meaning and sentences
Now let's look for the answer to the question of what it is - "oppressive", in the explanatory dictionary. You need to consider the infinitive "oppress":
- Hardly oppress, exploit.
- Torture, burden the mind or soul.
- Suppress, silence (special term).
And immediately use the meaning of the word "oppressive" and compose sentences:
- The boss completely lost control of himself and began to mercilessly oppress the employees of the company, forcing them to work 10-12 hours, 6 days a week. True, when the company does not act in emergency mode, the boss can even be called cute.
- Peter came to the house where a misfortune had just happened, so the situation there was depressing. It's moments like these that make you realize how sad life is in your being.
- Scientists found out a long time ago that oxygen inhibits bacteria, but for schoolchildren this was absolute news.
Every person has encountered situations that are revealed in the first two sentences, as for the special term, this is a matter of certain knowledge. The verb "oppresses" is a word that can be used in different senses, the main thing is that the speaker does not forget about the meaning.
Synonyms
A person should have a choice. What is true of life is also true of the Russian language. Therefore, let's see how we can replace the verb "oppresses" if the need arises:
- presses;
- torment;
- burdens;
- choking;
- mute;
- oppressive;
- burdening;
- crowding;
- depressing.
All verbs are sad and sad, but remember that they are only words and use them as you see fit. The verb should not be oppressive, that would be too much.
