Definitions for Suppression
səˈprɛʃ ənsup·pres·sion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. suppressionnoun

   the failure to develop some part or organ

2. suppression, curtailmentnoun

   the act of withholding or withdrawing some book or writing from publication or circulation

   "a suppression of the newspaper"

3. suppression, crushing, quelling, stiflingnoun

   forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority

   "the suppression of heresy"; "the quelling of the rebellion"; "the stifling of all dissent"

4. inhibition, suppressionnoun

   (psychology) the conscious exclusion of unacceptable thoughts or desires

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. suppressionnoun

   The act or instance of suppressing.

2. suppressionnoun

   The state of being suppressed.

3. suppressionnoun

   A process in which a person consciously excludes anxiety-producing thoughts, feelings, or memories.

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

1. Suppressionnoun

   Etymology: suppression, Fr. suppressio, Lat. from suppress.

   1. The act of suppressing.2. Not publication.

   You may depend upon a suppression of these verses. Alexander Pope.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. suppression

   Suppression generally refers to the act of stopping, ending or preventing something from happening, being seen, or expressed. It can be used in various contexts such as in psychology (preventing emotions or desires from being expressed), in medical terms (halting the progression of a disease), or in politics (preventing opposition or rebellion).

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Suppressionnoun

   the act of suppressing, or the state of being suppressed; repression; as, the suppression of a riot, insurrection, or tumult; the suppression of truth, of reports, of evidence, and the like

2. Suppressionnoun

   complete stoppage of a natural secretion or excretion; as, suppression of urine; -- used in contradiction to retention, which signifies that the secretion or excretion is retained without expulsion

3. Suppressionnoun

   omission; as, the suppression of a word

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Suppression

   Suppression of an eye is a subconscious adaptation by a person's brain to eliminate the symptoms of disorders of binocular vision such as strabismus, convergence insufficiency and aniseikonia. The brain can eliminate double vision by ignoring the images of one of the eyes. This can lead to Amblyopia. During an eye examination, suppression may be evaluated with tests such as the Worth 4 dot test, and the 4 prism Base out test. Suppression may treated with vision therapy, though there is a wide range of opinions on long-term effectiveness between eye care professionals, with little scientific evidence of long-term improvement of suppression, if the underlying cause is not addressed.

Dictionary of Military and Associated TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. suppression

   Temporary or transient degradation by an opposing force of the performance of a weapons system below the level needed to fulfill its mission objectives.

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1. Suppression

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

EntomologyRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Suppression

   the non-development of a part normally present.

Matched Categories

1. • Abstinence
   • Growth
   • Prevention
   • Psychology

How to pronounce Suppression?

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How to say Suppression in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Suppression in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Suppression in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of Suppression in a Sentence

1. Sebastien Penzini:

   The evolving nature of wildfires obliges us to really change our paradigm and put more emphasis on fire prevention than suppression, because the fires to come - and those we’re already observing in Europe - are completely beyond (our) control.

2. Kathryn Garcia:

   I have a plan that includes making sure that we have the gun suppression division, which targets gun traffickers and gun violence, and has been disrupting that violence over the last year.

3. Cory Booker:

   We lost the state of Michigan because everybody from Republicans to Russians were targeting the suppression of African American voters, we need to say that.

4. Thiruman Archunan:

   Wherever and whenever a woman is harassed, abused and exploited there could be found a religion or some kind of irrational belief and suppression of reason among the minds of men or women who were responsible for the exploitation.

5. Mao Ning:

   We are closely following relevant developments, china firmly opposes the United States’ generalization of the concept of national security, abuse of state power, and unreasonable suppression of Chinese companies.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Suppression
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Suppression
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Suppression
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Suppression
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Suppression
7. ^ Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
   https://www.tradoc.army.mil/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/AD1029823-DOD-Dictionary-of-Military-and-Associated-Terms-2017.pdf
8. ^ Entomology
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/22748/22748-h/22748-h.htm#:~:text=Suppression