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  1. repression:


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Detailed Synonyms for repression in English

repression:

repression [the ~] noun

  1. the repression
    the suppression; the oppression; the repression
  2. the repression
    the repression
  3. the repression
    – the act of repressing; control by holding down 1
    the repression
    – the act of repressing; control by holding down 1
    • repression [the ~] noun
      • his goal was the repression of insolence1
  4. the repression
    – (psychiatry) the classical defense mechanism that protects you from impulses or ideas that would cause anxiety by preventing them from becoming conscious 1
    the repression
    – (psychiatry) the classical defense mechanism that protects you from impulses or ideas that would cause anxiety by preventing them from becoming conscious 1
  5. the repression
    – a state of forcible subjugation 1
    the repression
    – a state of forcible subjugation 1
    • repression [the ~] noun
      • the long repression of Christian sects1

Related Words for "repression":

  • repressions

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Related Definitions for "repression":

  1. the act of repressing; control by holding down1
    • his goal was the repression of insolence1
  2. (psychiatry) the classical defense mechanism that protects you from impulses or ideas that would cause anxiety by preventing them from becoming conscious1
  3. a state of forcible subjugation1
    • the long repression of Christian sects1