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   repress

   /rɪˈprɛs/

   verb

   • 1. subdue (someone or something) by force: "the uprisings were repressed" Similar suppressquellquashsubdueput downput an end tocrushsquashextinguishstamp output a stop tostopendnip in the buddefeatconquerroutoverpoweroverwhelmtriumph overtrouncevanquishget the better ofcontaingain control overgain mastery overinformal:squelchoppresssubjugatehold downkeep downrule with a rod of ironrule with an iron handdominateintimidatemasterdomineer overtyrannizesubjectcrushoverpowerovercome
   • ▪ restrain, prevent, or inhibit (the expression or development of something): "Isabel couldn't repress a sharp cry of fear"
   • ▪ suppress (a thought or desire) so that it becomes or remains unconscious: "the thought that he had killed his brother was so terrible that he repressed it" Similar restrainhold backkeep backhold inbite backsuppressfight backkeep in checkcheckcontrolkeep under controlcurbrein incontainsilencemufflestiflesmotherswallowchoke backstranglegagconcealhidebottle upinhibitfrustrateinformal:button upkeep the lid oncork upOpposite releaseexpress
   • ▪ prevent the transcription of (a gene).

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘keep back something objectionable’): from Latin repress- ‘pressed back, checked’, from the verb reprimere, from re- ‘back’ + premere ‘to press’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. represser noun
   • 2. repressible adjective

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   What is repress verb?

   • Definition of repress verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary repress something to try not to have or show an emotion, a feeling, etc. synonym control He burst in, making no effort to repress his fury. For years he had successfully repressed the painful memories of childhood. Want to learn more?

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   What is another word for repress?

   • Other forms: repressed; repressing; represses Whether you're repressing a feeling, an idea or even a revolution, you're almost always going to be taking advantage of the press in repress. To repress something is to "press it down" where it can't be seen, heard or even recognized.

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   What does repress a feeling mean?

   • If you repress a feeling, you make a deliberate effort not to show or have this feeling. People who repress their emotions risk having nightmares. [VERB noun] ...repressed aggression. [VERB-ed] If you repress a smile, sigh, or moan, you try hard not to smile, sigh, or moan. He repressed a smile. [VERB noun] I couldn't repress a sigh of admiration.

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   What does repression mean in psychology?

   • to keep down or suppress (anything objectionable). to put down or quell (sedition, disorder, etc.). to reduce (persons) to subjection. Psychology, Psychoanalysis. to reject (painful or disagreeable ideas, memories, feelings, or impulses) from the conscious mind. to initiate or undergo repression.

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   REPRESS definition: 1. to not allow something, especially feelings, to be expressed: 2. to control what people do…. Learn more.

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     REPRESS meaning: 1. to not allow something, especially...

   • Znaczenie Repress, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     REPRESS definicja: 1. to not allow something, especially...

   • Repress: Polish Translation

     repress translate: tłumić, represjonować. Learn more in the...

   • Repress: Thai Translation

     REPRESS translate: อดกลั้นไว้. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Repress: French Translation

     repress translate: réprimer. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Repress: German Translation

     repress translate: unterdrücken. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Repress: Portuguese Translation

     REPRESS translate: reprimir, conter, reprimir, reprimir....

   • Indonesian Translation

     REPRESS translate: menahan. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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   repress: [verb] to check by or as if by pressure : curb. to put down by force : subdue.

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   Repress definition: to keep under control, check, or suppress (desires, feelings, actions, tears, etc.).. See examples of REPRESS used in a sentence.

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   Whether you're repressing a feeling, an idea or even a revolution, you're almost always going to be taking advantage of the press in repress. To repress something is to "press it down" where it can't be seen, heard or even recognized.

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   3 meanings: 1. to keep (feelings, etc) under control; suppress or restrain 2. to put into a state of subjugation 3..... Click for more definitions.

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   repress something to try not to have or show an emotion, a feeling, etc. synonym control. to repress a smile; He burst in, making no effort to repress his fury. For years he had successfully repressed the painful memories of childhood.