单词 | repression |
释义 | repression/rɪˈprɛʃən /noun [mass noun] 1The action of subduing someone or something by force: students sparked off events that ended in brutal repression [count noun]: the tsarist repressions...
Synonyms suppression, quelling, quashing, subduing, crushing, squashing, stamping out informal squelching oppression, subjugation, suppression, domination, tyranny, subjection, despotism, dictatorship, authoritarianism; censorship 1.1The restraint, prevention, or inhibition of a feeling, quality, etc. the repression of anger can be positively harmful...
Synonyms restraint, restraining, holding back, keeping back, biting back, suppression, keeping in check, control, keeping under control, stifling, smothering, bottling up; inhibition, frustration 1.2The action or process of suppressing a thought or desire in oneself so that it remains unconscious: children and adults pay a heavy price for their deep repression of thoughts about death [count noun]: an extraordinary panoply of sexual repressions and desires...
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