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   Sup·pres·sion

   /səˈpreSHən/

   

   noun

   • 1. the action of suppressing something such as an activity or publication: "the forcible suppression of campus protests" Similar subduingdefeatconqueringvanquishingrepressioncrushingquellingquashingsquashingstamping outcrackdownclampdowncowingpreventionextinctioneliminationendstoppingdiscontinuationterminationhaltingarrestcensorshipkeeping secretconcealmenthidingkeeping hiddenhushing upgaggingwithholdingcovering upsmotheringstiflingmuzzlingbanningnondisclosureproscriptionoutlawingrestrictionOpposite incitementencouragementpublicationdisclosure
   • ▪ stoppage or reduction of a discharge or secretion.
   • ▪ the absence or nondevelopment of a part or organ that is normally present.
   • ▪ the canceling 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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