repression, n.
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(repressions)
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a state of forcible subjugation
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repression
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"the long repression of Christian sects"
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the act of repressing; control by holding down
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repression
sample sentences
"his goal was the repression of insolence"
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(psychiatry) the classical defense mechanism that protects you from impulses or ideas that would cause anxiety by preventing them from becoming conscious
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repression
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