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单词 repressal
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repressaln.

Brit. /rᵻˈprɛsl/, U.S. /rəˈprɛs(ə)l/, /riˈprɛs(ə)l/
Forms: see repress v.1 and -al suffix1.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: repress v.1, -al suffix1.
Etymology: < repress v.1 + -al suffix1. Compare earlier repression n.
rare.
= repression n. 2a.
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society > authority > subjection > subjecting or subjugation > [noun] > suppression or repression
suppressingc1400
repression?a1425
oppressionc1430
repressing1431
suppression1487
nithering1489
repressa1500
abolition1529
abolishment1538
abolishing?1540
repressal1593
suppressal1612
compressure1644
repressment1837
crackdown1935
1593 T. Bilson Perpetual Govt. Christes Church 1 God ordaining powers and deliuering the sword for the defence of the simple and innocent, and repressall of the wicked and injurious.
1835 H. H. Wilson Man. Universal Hist. & Chronol. 186 The determination of his predecessors to abstain from interference with the native states..had encouraged them to commit outrages.., the repressal of which soon led to active warfare.
1906 Cambr. Mod. Hist. IV. 867 As to whether the breaking of the Religious Peace is to be justified; with a discussion of the execution of the Peace, and repressals.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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