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   repression

   /rɪˈprɛʃn/

   noun

   • 1. the action of subduing someone or something by force: "students sparked off events that ended in brutal repression" Similar suppressionquellingquashingsubduingcrushingsquashingstamping outinformal:squelchingoppressionsubjugationsuppressiondominationtyrannysubjectiondespotismdictatorshipauthoritarianismcensorshipOpposite freedomliberty
   • ▪ the restraint, prevention, or inhibition of a feeling, quality, etc.: "the repression of anger can be positively harmful" Similar restraintrestrainingholding backkeeping backbiting backsuppressionkeeping in checkcontrolkeeping under controlstiflingsmotheringbottling upinhibitionfrustrationOpposite expression
   • ▪ 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"

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishREPRESSION | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   REPRESSION definition: 1. the use of force or violence to control a group of people: 2. the process and effect of keeping…. Learn more.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › repressionRepression Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of REPRESSION is the action or process of repressing : the state of being repressed. How to use repression in a sentence.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryREPRESSION | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   REPRESSION meaning: 1. the use of force or violence to control a group of people: 2. the process and effect of keeping…. Learn more.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishREPRESSION definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Repression is the use of force to restrict and control a society or other group of people.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › repressionRepression - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

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   Repression is a kind of holding back or holding down. There's repression of feelings (willing yourself not to cry), as well as social repression (where the government limits freedom or shuts out certain groups). Repression is like suppression: you restrain, inhibit, or subdue something.

7. www.oed.com › dictionary › repression_nrepression, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

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   What does the noun repression mean? There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun repression, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. repression has developed meanings and uses in subjects including.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryREPRESSION definition in American English - Collins Online...

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   Repression is the use of force to restrict and control a society or other group of people.

9. www.thefreedictionary.com › repressionRepression - definition of repression by The Free Dictionary

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   noun. 1. subjugation, control, constraint, domination, censorship, tyranny, coercion, authoritarianism, despotism a society conditioned by violence and repression. 2. suppression, crushing, prohibition, quashing, dissolution extremely violent repression of opposition.

10. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english-wordREPRESSION - Find out everything about this English word |...

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11. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › repressionrepression - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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    Aug 9, 2024 · The act of repressing; state of being repressed. History shows that when governments fear the truth and increase repression, their days are limited. (psychology) The involuntary rejection from consciousness of painful or disagreeable ideas, memories, feelings, or impulses.