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   repressed

   /rɪˈprɛst/

   adjective

   • 1. restrained or oppressed: "repressed indigenous groups" Similar oppressedsubjugatedsubduedtyrannizedground downdowntroddenOpposite freedemocratic
   • ▪ (of a thought or desire) kept suppressed and unconscious in one's mind: "the devastating implications of repressed sexuality" Similar restrainedsuppressedheld backheld inkept in checkmuffledstifledsmotheredpent upbottled upconcealedhiddensubconsciousunconsciousunfulfilledlatentOpposite overtexpressed
   • ▪ characterized by the repression of thoughts or desires, especially sexual ones: "a very repressed, almost Victorian, household" Similar inhibitedfrustratedrestrainedself-restrainedwithdrawnintrovertedinformal:uptighthung upOpposite uninhibitedrelaxed

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   What does repress mean?

   • Blossom Word Game Pick the best words! Commonly Misspelled Words Quiz Autocorrect can’t save you now. 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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   Are people repressed?

   • The people are repressed, not brainwashed. People were repressed, but less so than elsewhere in the region. That's why you repressed your feelings. Anger is usually repressed and emerges only as frustration and hopelessness, a disbelief in the ability to control one's own destiny.

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   What if one group or leader is repressed?

   • Between 1964 and 1974 a repressed and demoralised opposition could not muster the strength to challenge the military. Her signature chord has deferred, even repressed, her need to take this position, but has also guaranteed it. If one group or leader is repressed, the network itself continues to function.

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   Are English people repressed?

   • English people are notoriously repressed and don't talk about their feelings. What is the pronunciation of repressed? 被抑制住的… 被抑制住的… reprimido, reprimido/da [masculine-feminine, singular]… reprimido, reprimido/-da… duygularına gem vuran/frenleyen, her şeyi içine atan, frenlenmiş… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation!

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   What does repress a smile mean?

   • 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. [VERB noun] If a section of society is repressed, their freedom is restricted by the people who have authority over them. ...a U.N. resolution banning him from repressing his people. [VERB noun]

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   having feelings that you do not express: repressed anger / sexuality. English people are notoriously repressed and don't talk about their feelings. Synonym. pent-up. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Controlling emotions. anger management. blackmail.

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   Repressed means subjected to or marked by repression, or characterized by restraint. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related entries for repressed.

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   Repress means to not allow something, especially feelings, to be expressed, or to control what people do, especially by using force. Learn more about the verb repress, its synonyms, related words, and usage examples from the Cambridge Dictionary.

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   verb (transitive) 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. to banish (thoughts and impulses that conflict with conventional standards of conduct) from one's conscious mind.

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   Repressed means subjected to, affected by, or characteristic of psychological repression, such as repressed emotional conflicts. See how the word is used in sentences from various sources, such as literature, media, and academia.

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   Repress is a verb that means to check, subdue, or prevent something by force, pressure, or self-control. It can also mean to exclude something from consciousness or to inactivate a gene.

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    REPRESSION definition: 1. the use of force or violence to control a group of people: 2. the process and effect of keeping…. Learn more.