Suppres or suppress?
Did you mean suppress? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
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Correct spelling: suppress. Misspelling: suppres.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
Memory tip
Sub + press: the B turns into a P, giving a double P.
Why people write “suppres”
The misspelling “suppres” is only one letter off: it uses a single S where suppress has a double SS.
Spell-checkers catch the mistake in a document, but not in a handwritten note, a text message or a word game. Writing the word out a few times while saying the tricky part aloud is the quickest way to make suppress automatic.
What does “suppress” mean?
suppress verb
- bring under control by force or authority
“suppress a nascent uprising”
- come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority
“The government oppresses political activists”
- consciously restrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior
“suppress a smile”
Synonyms:inhibit
- put out of one's consciousness
Synonyms:repress
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Suppress” in a sentence
- She tried to suppress a laugh.
- Suppress a nascent uprising.
- The government oppresses political activists.
- Suppress a smile.
Is “suppress” a playable word?
12 points in Scrabble · 15 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“suppres” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from SUPPRESS.