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suppressiveness

suppressiveness noun: the state of being suppressive.

Noun

suppressiveness (uncountable)

  1. The state of being suppressive.

Origin of suppressiveness

From suppressive + -ness.

Questions about suppressiveness

What does suppressiveness mean?
Suppressiveness means the state of being suppressive.
What part of speech is suppressiveness?
Suppressiveness is a noun.

Words near suppressiveness in the dictionary

  1. suppressive
  2. suppressive people
  3. suppressive person
  4. suppressive persons
  5. suppressively
  6. suppressiveness
  7. suppressives
  8. suppressogenic
  9. suppressogenicity
  10. suppressor
  11. suppressors

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