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Pent-up

Pent-up Meaning & Definition
Pent-up Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Pent-up?

[adj] characterized by or showing the suppression of impulses or emotions; "her severe upbringing had left her inhibited"; "a very inhibited young man, anxious and ill at ease"; "their reactions were partly the product of pent-up emotions"; "repressed rage turned his face scarlet"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Pent-up: inhibited | repressed

Related Terms | Find terms related to Pent-up: arrested | barred | beleaguered | beset | besieged | blockaded | bound | bridled | cabined | caged | cloistered | closed-in | confined | constrained | controlled | cooped | cordoned | cordoned off | corralled | cramped | cribbed | curbed | detained | enclosed | fenced | guarded | hedged | hemmed | immured | impounded | imprisoned | in check | in confinement | in leading strings | in remission | incarcerated | inhibited | jailed | kept in | leaguered | mewed | on leash | paled | penned | pent | quarantined | railed | restrained | restricted | retarded | shut-in | slowed down | under control | under discipline | under restraint | walled | walled-in

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