characterized by or showing the suppression of impulses or emotions
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sample sentences
"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"
semantic pointers
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