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1. 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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1. Repressed

   "Repressed" is a single by Apocalyptica, released on May 19, 2006.

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1. Derepress

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of repressed in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of repressed in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of repressed in a Sentence

1. Bob Cousy:

   I had this in my subconscious, of not having done enough for Russ, it had been repressed. Something had brought it out.

2. Cyril Connolly:

   As repressed sadists are supposed to become policemen or butchers so those with irrational fear of life become publishers.

3. Richard Bennett:

   It has carried out hundreds of executions, put children on death row after grossly unfair trials, and ruthlessly repressed opposition and human rights activists.

4. Yolande Bouka:

   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.

5. Jamie Turner:

   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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