repress

Meaning

Verb

1. (transitive) To forcefully prevent an upheaval from developing further.
2. (broadly, transitive) To check; to keep back.

Noun

A record pressed again; a repressing.

Synonyms

suppress

restrain

subdue

oppress

control

curb

stifle

check

quash

hold back

subjugate

quell

coerce

constrain

stem

strangle

spurn

decline

squelch

refuse

repulse

muffle

keep down

retain

dismiss

smother

conceal

withhold

bridle

disavow

disallow

detain

shun

hold

hinder

hide

repel

refute

reject

quench

rebut

brake

reduce

resend

dump

relay

inhibit

dispose

confine

discard

Translations

unterdrücken

reprimere

réprimer

reprimir

refouler

opprimere

verdrängen

verdringen

reprimir

rimuovere

retenir

καταστέλλω

onderdrukken

frenare

bezähmen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɹəˈpɹɛs/

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin repressus, the perfect passive participle of reprimō (“I repress”).