repression

Meaning

  1. (countable, uncountable) The act of repressing; state of being repressed.
  2. (countable, uncountable) The involuntary rejection from consciousness of painful or disagreeable ideas, memories, feelings, or impulses.

Synonyms

suppression
25k
restraint
C2
oppression
C2
control
A2
mastery
24k
management
B2
checking
B1
governing
21k
suppressing
26k
constraint
47k
subjugation
coercion
28k
quelling
neutralization
inhibition
48k
repulse
42k
repulsion
46k
restraining
C2
save
A1
silence
B1
standoff
24k
suppress
C2
victimisation
violation
C1
yoke
24k
subdual
abuse
B2
depression
C1
abatement
prevention
C2
chastisement
check
A1
containment
C2
drift
C1
driftage
forbearance
hindrance
31k
infringement
33k
inhibiting
overcome
C1
quench
21k
rebuff
rejection
C2
reprisal
38k
Translations

répression
repressione
represión

repressão

Unterdrückung
repressió

καταστολή

Repression

κατάπνιξη

repression

refoulement

Bändigung

قمع
baskı
Frequency

C2
Etymology

From repress + -ion.

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