repression

[ ri-presh-uh n ]

/ rɪˈprɛʃ ən /

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noun

the act of repressing; state of being repressed.

Psychoanalysis. the rejection from consciousness of painful or disagreeable ideas, memories, feelings, or impulses.

Origin of repression

1325–75; Middle English repressioun < Medieval Latin repressiōn- (stem of repressiō), Late Latin: suppression. See repress, -ion

OTHER WORDS FROM repression

non·re·pres·sion, noun

Words nearby repression

representatives, repress, repressed, represser, repressible enzyme, repression, repressive, repressor, repressor gene, reprieval, reprieve

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One road leads to freedom, sharing, and equality; the other to endless spying, a hierarchical structure, and repression.

How Four Upstarts Built and Crashed the Anti-Facebook |Jake Whitney |November 12, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Underneath, however, lies the permanently molten lava of Scottish memory and its sense of English repression.

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This is the latest example, he said, of the way the judiciary has been used to expand the repression of public criticism.

Egyptian Court Hands Down Stiff Sentences for Al-Jazeera Journalists |Jesse Rosenfeld |June 23, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
“If you want to talk about Molotov cocktails, I can talk about repression,” Klitschko responded.

Ukraine Government and Opposition Clash, in Munich |Josh Rogin |February 2, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

Tsundue is the creation of exile, of repression, of a hopelessness that no foreign power any longer has the courage to recognise.

Tibet’s Ticking Time Bomb |Kapil Komireddi |January 18, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
What we ought to do is to find points of contact, even at the cost of some repression of our own views and aims.

Joyous Gard |Arthur Christopher Benson
In order to solve this conflict we must remember that there are two widely different kinds of repression.

The Positive School of Criminology |Enrico Ferri
They required stronger powers of repression, more frequent holocausts, a more efficient inquisitorial police.

History of England from the fall of Wolsey to the death of Elizabeth. Vol. III |James Anthony Froude
Repression is a process which begins in early childhood under the moral influence of environment; it continues throughout life.

Collected Papers on Analytical Psychology |C. G. Jung
Rank here takes the place of virtue, and repression, its tool, takes the place of order.

From the Oak to the Olive |Julia Ward Howe

British Dictionary definitions for repression

repression

noun

the act or process of repressing or the condition of being repressed

psychoanal the subconscious rejection of thoughts and impulses that conflict with conventional standards of conduct See suppression (def. 2)

Medical definitions for repression

repression

[ rĭ-prĕsh′ən ]

n.

The act of repressing or the state of being repressed.

The unconscious exclusion of painful impulses, desires, or fears from the conscious mind.

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