Definitions for Repression
rɪˈprɛʃ ənre·pres·sion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. repressionnoun

   a state of forcible subjugation

   "the long repression of Christian sects"

2. repressionnoun

   (psychiatry) the classical defense mechanism that protects you from impulses or ideas that would cause anxiety by preventing them from becoming conscious

3. repressionnoun

   the act of repressing; control by holding down

   "his goal was the repression of insolence"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. repressionnoun

   The act of repressing; state of being repressed.

2. repressionnoun

   The involuntary rejection from consciousness of painful or disagreeable ideas, memories, feelings, or impulses.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Repressionnoun

   Act of repressing.

   Etymology: from repress.

   No declaration from myself could take place, for the due repression of these tumults. Charles I .

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. repression

   Repression is a psychological defense mechanism in which an individual unconsciously pushes distressing thoughts, feelings, memories, or impulses out of conscious awareness. In a broader context, it can also refer to the act of subduing something or someone by force, often related to social or political control.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.5 / 2 votes

1. Repressionnoun

   the act of repressing, or state of being repressed; as, the repression of evil and evil doers

2. Repressionnoun

   that which represses; check; restraint

3. Etymology: [Cf. F. rpression.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Repression

   "Repression" is the 150th episode of the science fiction television series Star Trek: Voyager, the fourth episode of the seventh season of the series.

U.S. National Library of MedicineRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Repression

   The active mental process of keeping out and ejecting, banishing from consciousness, ideas or impulses that are unacceptable to it.

Suggested ResourcesRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Repression

   Suppression vs. Repression -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Suppression and Repression.

Matched Categories

1. • Control
   • Defense Mechanism
   • Psychiatry
   • Subjugation

How to pronounce Repression?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Repression in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Repression in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Repression in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of Repression in a Sentence

1. Diane di Prima:

   Poets speak truth when no one else can or will. That's why the hunger for poetry grows when the world grows dark. When repression grows, when people speak in whispers or not at all, they turn to poetry to find out what's going on.

2. Democratic Senator Bob Menendez:

   Moreover, there are consistent reports that U.S. companies fail to undertake basic labor and human rights assessments in Xinjiang, in essence willfully ignoring the horrific conditions of forced labor in Xinjiang, in failing to uphold their responsibilities to vet their supply chains, these companies may be complicit in the mass repression of Uighurs, ethnic Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, and members of other Muslim minority groups.

3. Cory Gardner:

   The voice of the people of Hong Kong must be heard without fear of repression and retaliation. The Hong Kong government must fully guarantee the democratic rights of Hong Kongers, while Beijing must fully respect Hong Kong's autonomy. The world is watching.

4. President Biden on Monday:

   We stand with the Cuban people and their clarion call for freedom and relief from the tragic grip of the pandemic and from the decades of repression and economic suffering to which they have been subjected by Cuba's authoritarian regime, the Cuban people are bravely asserting fundamental and universal rights.

5. Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya:

   It is a victory because there will not be an extra wave of repression for the sake of ‘cleansing’ the city before the world championship, it is a victory because Lukashenko did not manage to make it look as if he has everything under control.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Repression
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Repression
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Repression
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Repression
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Repression