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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024re•pressed (ri prest′),USA pronunciation adj. - Psychology, Psychiatrysubjected to, affected by, or characteristic of psychological repression:repressed emotional conflicts.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: reˈpressed /rɪˈprɛst/ adj - (of a person) repressing feelings, instincts, desires, etc
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024re•press /rɪˈprɛs/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object]- Psychologyto check or inhibit (actions or desires):repressed a sneeze.
- to hold down and control (persons) unfairly or evilly:to repress one's civil rights.
- Psychologyto keep down or hold back (memories, emotions, or impulses) unconsciously:to repress his fantasies.
re•pres•sion /rɪˈprɛʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable] re•pres•sive, adj. See -press-. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: repress /rɪˈprɛs/ vb (transitive)- to keep (feelings, etc) under control; suppress or restrain
- to put into a state of subjugation: to repress a people
- to banish (thoughts and impulses that conflict with conventional standards of conduct) from one's conscious mind
Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin reprimere to press back, from re- + premere to press1reˈpresser n reˈpressible adj |