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单词 repression
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repression

[ ri-presh-uhn ]
/ rɪˈprɛʃ ən /
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noun

the act of repressing; state of being repressed.
Psychoanalysis. the rejection from consciousness of painful or disagreeable ideas, memories, feelings, or impulses.

Origin of repression

1325–75; Middle English repressioun<Medieval Latin repressiōn- (stem of repressiō), Late Latin: suppression. See repress, -ion

OTHER WORDS FROM repression

non·re·pres·sion, noun

Words nearby repression

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British Dictionary definitions for repression

repression

noun

the act or process of repressing or the condition of being repressed
psychoanal the subconscious rejection of thoughts and impulses that conflict with conventional standards of conductSee suppression (def. 2)
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for repression

repression
[ rĭ-prĕshən ]

n.

The act of repressing or the state of being repressed.
The unconscious exclusion of painful impulses, desires, or fears from the conscious mind.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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