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   suppression

   /səˈprɛʃn/

   noun

   • 1. the action of suppressing something such as an activity or publication: "the heavy-handed suppression of political dissent" Similar subduingdefeatconqueringvanquishingrepressioncrushingquellingquashingsquashingstamping outcrackdownclampdowncowingpreventionextinctioneliminationendstoppingdiscontinuationterminationhaltingarrestcensorshipkeeping secretconcealmenthidingkeeping hiddenhushing upgaggingwithholdingcovering upsmotheringstiflingmuzzlingbanningnon-disclosureproscriptionoutlawingrestrictionOpposite incitementencouragementpublicationdisclosure
   • ▪ stoppage or reduction of a discharge or secretion.
   • ▪ the absence or non-development of a part or organ that is normally present.
   • ▪ the cancelling of the effect of one mutation by a second mutation.
   • ▪ the restraint or repression of an idea, activity, or reaction by something more powerful. Similar concealmentrestraintstiflingsmotheringholding backkeeping backchoking backcontrolkeeping under controlcheckingcurbingcontainingbridlinginhibitiondeadeningmuffling
   • ▪ the conscious inhibition of unacceptable memories, impulses, or desires. Similar concealmentrestraintstiflingsmotheringholding backkeeping backchoking backcontrolkeeping under controlcheckingcurbingcontainingbridlinginhibitiondeadeningmuffling
   • ▪ prevention of electrical interference.

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   The meaning of SUPPRESSION is an act or instance of suppressing : the state of being suppressed. How to use suppression in a sentence.

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   SUPPRESSION meaning: 1. the act of ending something by force: 2. the act of preventing something from being seen or…. Learn more.

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   Definition of suppression noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   noun. 1. the act or process of suppressing or the condition of being suppressed. 2. psychoanalysis. the conscious avoidance of unpleasant thoughts. Compare repression (sense 2) 3. electronics. the act or process of suppressing a frequency, oscillation, etc. 4. biology.

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   Definition of 'suppress' suppress. (səpres ) Word forms: suppresses , suppressing , suppressed. 1. verb. If someone in authority suppresses an activity, they prevent it from continuing, by using force or making it illegal. Maritime security patrols protect busy trade routes and suppress illegal activity. [VERB noun]

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   SUPPRESS definition: 1. to end something by force: 2. to prevent something from being seen or expressed or from…. Learn more.