Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun oppressiveness

2 senses of oppressiveness

Sense 1
oppression, oppressiveness -- (a feeling of being oppressed)
       => depression -- (sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy)

Sense 2
burdensomeness, heaviness, onerousness, oppressiveness -- (unwelcome burdensome difficulty)
       => difficulty, difficultness -- (the quality of being difficult; "they agreed about the difficulty of the climb")