repression

nounattested in dialogue

//ɹəˈpɹɛʃən//
/[ɹəˈpɹɛʃn̩]/

The act of repressing; state of being repressed.

noun

1
The act of repressing; state of being repressed.
History shows that when governments fear the truth and increase repression, their days are limited.
The most powerful educative force in the new society was, however, the system of police repression.
2
The involuntary rejection from consciousness of painful or disagreeable ideas, memories, feelings, or impulses.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English press English repress Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ion English repression From repress + -ion.

Forms

plural: repressions

representative · Typical; having the same properties or interest as a larger…representing · An act of representation.repressed · Subjected to repression.

repression · The act of repressing; state of being repressed.

reproach · A mild rebuke, or an implied criticism.reproduce · To produce an image or copy of.reproduction · The act of reproducing new individuals biologically.

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