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pent-up
pent-up (pĕnt′ŭp′)adj. Not given expression; repressed: pent-up emotions.pent-up adj (pent up when postpositive) 1. not released; repressed: pent-up emotions. 2. kept unwillingly: I've been pent up in this office for over a year. pent′-up′
adj. confined; restrained; not vented or expressed; curbed: pent-up rage. [1705–15] Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | pent-up - characterized by or showing the suppression of impulses or emotions; "her severe upbringing had left her inhibited"; "a very inhibited young man, anxious and ill at ease"; "their reactions were partly the product of pent-up emotions"; "repressed rage turned his face scarlet"repressedinhibited - held back or restrained or prevented; "in certain conditions previously inhibited conditioned reactions can reappear" |
pent-upadjective suppressed, checked, curbed, inhibited, held back, stifled, repressed, smothered, constrained, bridled, bottled up He still had a lot of pent-up anger to release.Translations
pent-up
Related to pent-up: quarrelsome, ladened, a couple of, Pent-Up DemandSynonyms for pent-upadj suppressedSynonyms- suppressed
- checked
- curbed
- inhibited
- held back
- stifled
- repressed
- smothered
- constrained
- bridled
- bottled up
Synonyms for pent-upadj characterized by or showing the suppression of impulses or emotionsSynonymsRelated Words |