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- Dictionarysuppress/səˈprɛs/
verb
- 1. forcibly put an end to: "the rising was savagely suppressed" Similar Opposite
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to prevent something from being seen or expressed or from operating: She couldn't suppress her anger / annoyance / delight. His feelings of resentment have been suppressed for years. The British government tried to suppress the book because of the information it contained about the security services.
a. : to exclude from consciousness. b. : to keep from giving vent to : check. suppressed her anger. 4. obsolete : to press down. 5. a. : to restrain from a usual course or action. suppress a cough. b. : to inhibit the growth or development of. 6. : to inhibit the genetic expression of.
to prevent something from being seen or expressed or from operating: She couldn't suppress her anger / annoyance / delight. His feelings of resentment have been suppressed for years. The British government tried to suppress the book because of the information it contained about the security services. The virus suppresses the body's immune system.
Suppressed definition: stopped or kept from carrying on normal activity. See examples of SUPPRESSED used in a sentence.
to prevent something from being seen or expressed or from operating: She couldn't suppress her anger / annoyance / delight. His feelings of resentment have been suppressed for years. The British government tried to suppress the book because of the information it contained about the security services. The virus suppresses the body's immune system.
If something is suppressed, it has been kept secret or forcibly restricted. You may hear rumors about a suppressed report on a politician's activities — it's kept secret, so you don't know the facts. It doesn't always take an outside force to make something suppressed — you can do it yourself.
Synonyms: elimination, crushing, crackdown, check More Synonyms of suppress. 2. verb. If a natural function or reaction of your body is suppressed, it is stopped, for example by drugs or illness. The reproduction and growth of cancerous cells can be suppressed by radiation. [be VERB -ed]
In the strictest sense, suppress means to put an end to something by force, like a government that suppresses the right to free speech by shutting down the newspapers or the military suppressing an uprising by rebel forces.
suppress something (usually disapproving) (of a government, ruler, etc.) to put an end, often by force, to a group or an activity that is believed to threaten authority synonym quash. The rebellion was brutally suppressed. Extra Examples. Topics War and conflict c1. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.
1. To put an end to forcibly; subdue: suppress a rebellion. See Usage Note at repress. 2. To curtail or prohibit the activities of: suppress dissident groups. 3. To keep from being revealed, published, or circulated: suppress evidence; suppress a film. 4. a. To deliberately exclude (unacceptable desires or thoughts) from the mind. b.
