Definitions for répression
rɪˈprɛʃ ənrépres·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 répression?

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

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   Hayley

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of répression in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of répression in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of répression in a Sentence

1. Sherrod Brown:

   Before today, I thought, red scare McCarthyism was rightly relegated to the dustbin of history, any American citizen who fled communist repression – whether it be FDIC Chair Jelena McWilliams or OCC nominee Saule Omarova – should be lauded for their courage and conviction. I believe that my colleagues – from both sides of the aisle – will reject such character assassinations.

2. Liviu Matei:

   Chasing CEU out of Hungary marked the start of a new era for Orbán, said Liviu Matei, CEU’s provost. “A line has been crossed. People are being forced out of the country. This is not restriction any more, this is repression. In Hungary, the reign of repression has been started.”

3. Mohamed Zaree:

   This all started because in 2011 ... the security agencies wanted to find an explanation for what happened on Jan. 25. So they said money came to the NGOs before January and this is the cause of what happened, but what happened actually happened because of the interior ministry, because of torture, because of repression, because of the state of emergency.

4. Michel Matos:

   We talked about freedom of expression, freedom of association, censorship and physical repression, i don’t think there has been a dialogue like this in a ministerial space in 60 years.

5. Justice Louis Brandeis:

   No danger flowing from speech can be deemed clear and present unless the incidence of the evil apprehended is so imminent that it may befall before there is an opportunity for full discussion. Only an emergency can justify repression.

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References

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