▪ the restraint, prevention, or inhibition of a feeling, quality, etc.: "the repression of anger can be positively harmful"Similarrestraintrestrainingholding backkeeping backbiting backsuppressionkeeping in checkcontrolkeeping under controlstiflingsmotheringbottling upinhibitionfrustrationOppositeexpression
▪ the action or process of suppressing a thought or desire in oneself so that it remains unconscious.