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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.

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   Jun 30, 2012 · 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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   the use of force or violence to control a group of people: The political repression in this country is enforced by terror. the process and effect of keeping particular thoughts and wishes out of your conscious mind in order to defend or protect it: an attitude of unhealthy sexual repression. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.

5. www.psychologytoday.com › us › basicsRepression | Psychology Today

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   Repression is a defense mechanism in which people push difficult or unacceptable thoughts out of conscious awareness. Repressed memories were a cornerstone of Freud’s...

6. www.dictionary.com › browse › repressionREPRESSION Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   the act of repressing; state of being repressed. Psychology, Psychoanalysis. the rejection from consciousness of painful or disagreeable ideas, memories, feelings, or impulses: Freud's approach to interpreting early memories emphasizes what is forgotten through the mechanism of repression.

7. 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. [disapproval] ...a society conditioned by violence and repression. ...the repressions of the 1930s. Synonyms: subjugation, control, constraint, domination More Synonyms of repression. 2. uncountable noun.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishrepression noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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

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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.

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

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    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.

11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › repressionrepression | meaning of repression in Longman Dictionary of ...

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    repression meaning, definition, what is repression: when someone does not allow themselves t...: Learn more.