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   Re·pres·sion

   /rəˈpreSH(ə)n/

   

   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.

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   The meaning of REPRESSION is the action or process of repressing : the state of being repressed. How to use repression in a sentence.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › repressionREPRESSION | 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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   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. Discover More.

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...

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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.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › repressionREPRESSION | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   REPRESSION meaning: 1. the use of force or violence to control a group of people: 2. the process and effect of keeping…. Learn more.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definitionrepression noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and ...

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   the act of controlling strong emotions and desires and not allowing them to be expressed so that they no longer seem to exist. Definition of repression noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.