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Repression
rɪˈprɛʃn
Repression definitions
noun
repression
repressions
- the action of subduing someone or something by force
"students sparked off events that ended in brutal repression"
suppression quelling quashing subduing crushing squashing stamping out oppression subjugation suppression domination tyranny subjection despotism dictatorship authoritarianism- the restraint, prevention, or inhibition of a feeling, quality, etc.
"the repression of anger can be positively harmful"
- the action or process of suppressing a thought or desire in oneself so that it remains unconscious
"children and adults pay a heavy price for their deep repression of thoughts about death"