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Repress

Repress Meaning & Definition
Repress Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Repress?

[v] put out of one's consciousness; in psychiatry
[v] conceal or hide; "smother a yawn"; "muffle one's anger"; "strangle a yawn"
[v] put down by force or intimidation; "The government quashes any attempt of an uprising"; "China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently"; "The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Repress: keep down | muffle | quash | reduce | smother | stifle | strangle | subdue | subjugate | suppress

Related Terms | Find terms related to Repress:

See Also | bury | clamp down | conquer | crush | curb | forget | inhibit | oppress | stamp down | subdue | suppress | suppress | swallow

Repress In Webster's Dictionary

\Re*press"\ (r?-pr?s"), v. t. [Pref. re- + press.] To press again.
\Re*press"\ (r?-pr?s"), v. t. [Pref. re- + press: cf. L. reprimere, repressum. Cf. {Reprimand}.] 1. To press back or down effectually; to crush down or out; to quell; to subdue; to supress; as, to repress sedition or rebellion; to repress the first risings of discontent. 2. Hence, to check; to restrain; to keep back. Desire of wine and all delicious drinks, . . . Thou couldst repress. --Milton. Syn: To crush; overpower; subdue; suppress; restrain; quell; curb; check.
\Re*press"\, n. The act of repressing. [Obs.]

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