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repressed
re·press R0164000 (rĭ-prĕs′)v. re·pressed, re·press·ing, re·press·es v.tr.1. To hold back or prevent by an act of volition: couldn't repress a smirk.2. a. To put down or subdue by force: repress a rebellion.b. To end, limit, or restrain, as by intimidation or other action: repress a heresy; repress inflation.3. Psychology To exclude (painful or disturbing memories, for example) automatically or unconsciously from the conscious mind.4. Biology a. To prevent (the transcription of a gene or the synthesis of a protein) by the combination of a protein with an operator gene.b. To prevent or limit the synthesis of (a protein).v.intr. To take repressive action.
[Middle English repressen, from Latin reprimere, repress- : re-, re- + premere, to press; see per- in Indo-European roots.]
re·press′i·bil′i·ty n.re·press′i·ble adj.Usage Note: Repress and suppress have similar meanings, but there are subtle differences that are worth paying attention to. Both share the general sense of holding back or subduing something, but repress suggests keeping something under control to maintain or regulate order, while suppress suggests a more active curtailment, an active fight against an opposing force. Thus, The government repressed the rebellion implies that the government always maintained control and that the rebellious forces never posed a serious threat to governmental power before being put down, while The government suppressed the rebellion suggests that a significant rebellion was under way and that the government had to react strongly to put an end to it. Similarly, one might repress (rather than suppress) a smirk in order to maintain a serious appearance, and one would take a medicine that suppresses (rather than represses) a cough in order to reduce its severity. · Both words also see use in psychology, and here a similar distinction prevails. Repress generally means "to exclude painful or disturbing memories automatically or unconsciously from the conscious mind." Suppress means "to exclude unacceptable desires or thoughts deliberately from the mind." Using repress to express a conscious effort, as in For years he tried to repress his frightful memories, is thus incorrect.repressed (rɪˈprɛst) adj(of a person) repressing feelings, instincts, desires, etcThesaurus| Adj. | 1. | repressed - 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"pent-upinhibited - held back or restrained or prevented; "in certain conditions previously inhibited conditioned reactions can reappear" |
repressedadjective1. inhibited, frustrated, suppressed a sexually repressed 30-year-old woman2. suppressed, held in, restrained, inhibited, held back, bottled up an effective outlet for repressed emotionsTranslations
repressed
re·pressed (rē-prest'), Subjected to repression.re·press·ed (rē-prest') Subjected to repression. repressed Of a gene that is inhibited from transcription by the bonding to it of a REPRESSOR PROTEIN.re·press·ed (rē-prest') Subjected to repression. repressed
Related to repressed: Repressed anger, Repressed memoriesSynonyms for repressedadj inhibitedSynonyms- inhibited
- frustrated
- suppressed
adj suppressedSynonyms- suppressed
- held in
- restrained
- inhibited
- held back
- bottled up
Synonyms for repressedadj characterized by or showing the suppression of impulses or emotionsSynonymsRelated Words |