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repression (noun)

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  • repression — repress ► VERB 1) subdue by force. 2) restrain, prevent, or inhibit. 3) suppress (a thought or feeling) in oneself so that it becomes or remains unconscious. DERIVATIVES represser noun repressible adjective repression noun. ORIGIN …   English terms dictionary

  • repression — noun 1 using force to control people ADJECTIVE ▪ extreme, harsh, massive, severe ▪ bloody, brutal, ruthless, violent ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

  • repression — noun 1) the repression of the protests Syn: suppression, quashing, subduing, crushing, stamping out 2) political repression Syn: oppression, subjugation, suppression, tyranny, despotism, authoritarianism …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • repression — noun 1) the repression of the protests Syn: suppression, quashing, subduing, crushing, stamping out 2) political repression Syn: oppression, subjugation, suppression, tyranny, authoritarianism …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • repression — noun 1 (U) very strong control of feelings or desires which you are ashamed of, until you no longer know that you have them: years of sexual repression 2 (U) cruel and severe control of a large group of people: fleeing from repression 3 (C) an… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • repression — noun 1. a state of forcible subjugation (Freq. 1) the long repression of Christian sects • Derivationally related forms: ↑repress • Hypernyms: ↑subjugation, ↑subjection 2. (psy …   Useful english dictionary

  • repression — noun Date: 1533 1. a. the action or process of repressing ; the state of being repressed < repression of unpopular opinions > b. an instance of repressing < racial repressions > 2. a. a mental process by which distressing thoughts, memories, or… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • repression — (n.) late 14c., noun of action from REPRESS (Cf. repress) (v.). Psychological sense is from 1908; biochemical sense is from 1957 …   Etymology dictionary

  • repression — noun a) The act of repressing; state of being repressed. b) The involuntary rejection from consciousness of painful or disagreeable ideas, memories, feelings, or impulses …   Wiktionary

  • repression — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. constraint, control, suppression; see oppression 1 , restraint 1 , 2 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Sudden punitive action: clampdown, crackdown, suppression. See CONTINUE, WIN …   English dictionary for students

  • repression — re|pres|sion [ rı preʃn ] noun uncount 1. ) the use of force or violence to control people 2. ) the behavior of someone who refuses to show or admit strong feelings that they have …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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