Supress or suppress?
Did you mean suppress? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
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Correct spelling: suppress. Misspelling: supress.
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Memory tip
Sub + press: the B turns into a P, giving a double P.
Why people write “supress”
The misspelling “supress” is only one letter off: it uses a single P where suppress has a double PP.
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.
Other misspellings of “suppress”
People also write “suppres”. Here is where each one goes wrong.
“suppres”
Correct spelling: suppress. Misspelling: suppres.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
The misspelling “suppres” is only one letter off: it uses a single S where suppress has a double SS.
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
“supress” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from SUPPRESS.