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- Dictionaryrepressed/rɪˈprɛst/
adjective
- 1. restrained or oppressed: "repressed indigenous groups" Similar Opposite
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having feelings that you do not express: repressed anger / sexuality. English people are notoriously repressed and don't talk about their feelings. Synonym. pent-up. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Controlling emotions. anger management. blackmail. bottle something up. breaking point. choke. compose. cork. dysregulated. dysregulation.
The meaning of REPRESSED is subjected to or marked by repression. How to use repressed in a sentence.
to not allow something, especially feelings, to be expressed: He repressed a sudden desire to cry. to control what people do, especially by using force. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Controlling emotions. anger management. blackmail. bottle something up. breaking point. choke. compose. cork. dysregulated. dysregulation.
Repressed definition: subjected to, affected by, or characteristic of psychological repression. See examples of REPRESSED used in a sentence.
to not allow something, especially feelings, to be expressed: He repressed a sudden desire to cry. to control what people do, especially by using force. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Controlling emotions. anger management. blackmail. bottle. bottle something up.
The adjective repressed often describes emotions or desires, especially those that could be considered shameful or distressing. When an emotion is repressed, you hold it inside so you don’t have to show how you feel. Sometimes you aren’t consciously aware that you're doing it.
1. a. : to check by or as if by pressure : curb. injustice was repressed. b. : to put down by force : subdue. repress a disturbance. 2. a. : to hold in by self-control. repressed a laugh. b. : to prevent the natural or normal expression, activity, or development of. repressed her anger. 3. : to exclude from consciousness.
A repressed person does not allow themselves to have natural feelings and desires, especially sexual ones.
verb. to keep (feelings, etc) under control; suppress or restrain. to repress a desire. to put into a state of subjugation. to repress a people. psychoanal to banish (thoughts and impulses that conflict with conventional standards of conduct) from one's conscious mind. Discover More. Derived Forms. reˈpresser, noun. reˈpressible, adjective.
Definition of repressed adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
