Scrabble Dictionary
Find the definition of a word with its score in word games.
Word Games
| Scrabble US | (9 Points) | |
| Scrabble UK | (9 Points) | |
| Words With Friends | (10 Points) |
Repress
rɪˈprɛs
Repress definitions
verb
repress
repressed
represses
repressing
- subdue (someone or something) by force
"the uprisings were repressed"
suppress quell quash subdue put down put an end to crush squash extinguish stamp out put a stop to stop end nip in the bud oppress subjugate hold down keep down rule with a rod of iron rule with an iron hand dominate intimidate master domineer over tyrannize subject crush overpower overcome- restrain, prevent, or inhibit (the expression or development of something)
"Isabel couldn't repress a sharp cry of fear"
- suppress (a thought or desire) so that it becomes or remains unconscious
"the thought that he had killed his brother was so terrible that he repressed it"
- prevent the transcription of (a gene)