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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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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishREPRESS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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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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   The meaning of REPRESS is to check by or as if by pressure : curb. How to use repress in a sentence.

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   To repress something is to "press it down" where it can't be seen, heard or even recognized. Psychologists often try to help people recover memories that they've repressed so that they can feel free of them once and for all.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishREPRESS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   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. American English : repress / rɪˈprɛs /

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryREPRESS | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishrepress verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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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.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › repressRepress - definition of repress by The Free Dictionary

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   1. to keep (feelings, etc) under control; suppress or restrain: to repress a desire. 2. to put into a state of subjugation: to repress a people. 3. (Psychoanalysis) psychoanal to banish (thoughts and impulses that conflict with conventional standards of conduct) from one's conscious mind. to press again. 1. to check or inhibit (actions or desires).

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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. Want to learn more?

10. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english-wordREPRESS - Find out everything about this English word | Collins

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    If you repress a feeling, you make a deliberate effort not to show or have this feeling. 2. If you repress a smile, sigh, or moan, you try hard not to smile, sigh, or moan.

11. www.wordreference.com › definition › repressrepress - WordReference.com Dictionary of English

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    to hold down and control (persons) unfairly or evilly: to repress one's civil rights. Psychology to keep down or hold back (memories, emotions, or impulses) unconsciously: to repress his fantasies. re•pres•sion /rɪˈprɛʃən/ USA pronunciation n.