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Princeton's WordNet
pent-up, repressed(adj)
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 May 19, 2006.
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Derepress
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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
Examples of repressed in a Sentence
I had this in my subconscious, of not having done enough for Russ, it had been repressed. Something had brought it out.
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.
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.
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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