répressif
French, adjective/ʁe.pʁɛ.sif/
répressif is spelled R-É-P-R-E-S-S-I-F (9 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written French, the 33,599th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Répressif is a French adjective meaning “repressive” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui réprime”.
What does répressif mean in English?
adjective
- 1
repressive
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui réprime.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of répressif
- répressive feminine
- répressifs masculine plural
- répressives feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce répressif?
- /ʁe.pʁɛ.sif/
- /ʁe.pʁe.sif/
- \ʁe.pʁe.sif\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to répressif
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is répressif in French?
répressif appears about once in every 1 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).