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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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Repressed
Repressed is a single by Apocalyptica, released on 19 May 2006. The title song features Max Cavalera (Soulfly and Sepultura) and Matt Tuck (Bullet for my Valentine) on vocals. It's mostly sung in English and Portuguese, which parts in the last one are done by Cavalera.
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repressed
Repressed refers to feelings, thoughts, or desires that are hidden, controlled, or suppressed, often because they are uncomfortable or socially unacceptable. Also, in a broader context, it could mean suppressing or controlling a particular activity or group. In psychology, particularly in psychoanalytic theory, repression refers to the unconscious defense mechanism where the mind forces unwanted information into the unconscious.
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Repressed
"Repressed" is a single by Apocalyptica, released on May 19, 2006.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Repressed in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Repressed in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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If you look at China's surveillance measures during the coronavirus outbreak, from the development of health codes to installation of surveillance cameras to enforce quarantine, we're seeing an increasingly intrusive use of surveillance technologies that were previously only seen in particularly repressed regions, like Xinjiang, the surveillance measures being implemented during Covid-19, are unfortunately — if not pushed back — going to live with us for a very long time.
Dissent is very violently and swiftly repressed by the government, therefore the likelihood of protests as we saw in Burundi and Burkina Faso or even Senegal a few years ago is quite unlikely.
As repressed sadists are supposed to become policemen or butchers so those with irrational fear of life become publishers.
It has carried out hundreds of executions, put children on death row after grossly unfair trials, and ruthlessly repressed opposition and human rights activists.
Instagram is really a megaphone for people in repressed social and political environments to stand up and say,' I'm here, I'm alive, and I want to rebel against the social and cultural values of my parents' generation,'.
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