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Repression

Repression Meaning & Definition
Repression Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Repression?

[n] the act of repressing; control by holding down; "his goal was the repression of insolence"
[n] (psychiatry) the classical defense mechanism that protects you from impulses or ideas that would cause anxiety by preventing them from becoming conscious
[n] a state of forcible subjugation; "the long repression of Christian sects"

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See Also | control | defence | defence mechanism | defence reaction | defense | defense mechanism | defense reaction | subjection | subjugation

Repression In Webster's Dictionary

\Re*pres"sion\ (r?-pr?sh"?n), n. [Cf. F. r['e]pression.] 1. The act of repressing, or state of being repressed; as, the repression of evil and evil doers. 2. That which represses; check; restraint.

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