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 .

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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.]

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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.

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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

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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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. Marco Rubio:

   This is a windfall for the Castro regime that will be used to fund its repression against Cubans, as well as its activities against U.S. national interests in Latin America and beyond.

2. Carlos Vazquez:

   We don't know what's going to happen, we don't want the criminals ... but we don't want the government either. We're tired of their repression, of living this way.

3. Juan Pappier:

   When thousands of Cubans took to the streets in July, the Cuban government responded with a brutal strategy of repression designed to instill fear and suppress dissent, peaceful protesters and other critics have been systematically detained, held incommunicado and abused in horrendous conditions, and subjected to sham trials following patterns that indicate these human rights violations are not the actions of rogue agents.

4. Thomas Middleditch:

   I'd always thought I was a romantic and that when I fall in love, that stuff fades away. It does for some years — enough to be like,' I should get married, and I'll be different,' but it's part of me. If that's part of your being and it feels important to you, find a way to explore it, because repression sucks.

5. Jorge Sharp:

   More repression won't resolve the social injustices, it will only provoke more violence.

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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