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repressed

[ ri-prest ]

/ rɪˈprɛst /

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adjective

subjected to, affected by, or characteristic of psychological repression: repressed emotional conflicts.

Origin of repressed

First recorded in 1900–05; repress + -ed²

OTHER WORDS FROM repressed

non·re·pressed, adjective un·re·pressed, adjective

Words nearby repressed

representational, representationalism, representative, representatives, repress, repressed, represser, repressible enzyme, repression, repressive, repressor

Example sentences from the Web for unrepressed

"You will have another tale to tell later on," returns he, gazing with unrepressed admiration at her charming face.

Rossmoyne |Unknown
He discussed with great good sense the causes and consequences of this unrepressed insurrection.

Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte, Complete |Louis Antoine Fauvelet de Bourrienne
Briefly stated, my thesis is that we sleep in order to dream and to be for a number of hours our simpler and unrepressed selves.

Psychoanalysis |Andr Tridon
Ralph, greatly excited, regained his original stand of survey, and with feelings of unrepressed horror beheld the catastrophe.

Guy Rivers: A Tale of Georgia |William Gilmore Simms

"That's it, Joan," cried Jupp, unrepressed by the girl's contempt.

The Summons |A.E.W. Mason

British Dictionary definitions for unrepressed

repressed

/ (rɪˈprɛst) /

adjective

(of a person) repressing feelings, instincts, desires, etc

Medical definitions for unrepressed

repressed

[ rĭ-prĕst′ ]

adj.

Being subjected to or characterized by repression.