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Princeton's WordNet
pent-up, repressedadjective
characterized by or showing the suppression of impulses or emotions
"her severe upbringing had left her inhibited"; "a very inhibited young man, anxious and ill at ease"; "their reactions were partly the product of pent-up emotions"; "repressed rage turned his face scarlet"
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pent-upadjective
not expressed
pent-upadjective
repressed or suppressed, especially of emotions or impulses
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pent-up
Pent-up generally refers to feelings or energy that have been repressed or held back and are often strong or intense. These could be emotions, desires, or responses that have not been expressed or released for a long period of time.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of pent-up in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of pent-up in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of pent-up in a Sentence
He has made a lot of claims, and I think it may reflect on the Republican side some of the pent-up frustration that they have, i'm going to let them deal with however they choose their nominee, but I am certainly looking forward, if he were the nominee, to debating him in the general election because there's a lot to talk about starting with his really outrageous statements about immigration.
We can't open an attraction that might bring many people from outside the region and then overwhelm people in that region, you have a lot of pent-up demand. We have seen this before, where -- when we're not coordinated -- we have New York people going to Connecticut because Connecticut has parks or water slide access that's open.
There is pent-up demand worldwide.
Things are going to be explosive, there well could be a huge surge of pent up demand for activities that have been restricted because of the virus.
Malls have certainly recovered from for the pandemic, consumer spending right now is robust. People haven't spent all of the stimulus money yet. There's pent-up demand. That's why retailers are reporting stellar numbers.
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