Definition Synonyms
Definition of repression - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
societyuse of force to control a group
- The regime's repression was met with protests.
2.
psychologyTECH. subconscious blocking of unwanted thoughts or desiresTECH.
- Repression kept his painful memories out of mind.
Expressions with repression
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government policies that direct funds to reduce national debt
Financial repression helped the government lower its debt.
Origin of repression
Latin, repressio (a pressing back)
Terms with repression included in their meaning
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South American history
historical conflict in South America with state repression
historical events
period of political repression and mass killings
emotional coping
repression of painful thoughts or memories
political control
subject to a regime of extreme repression and totalitarian control
politics
period of violent repression by conservative or government forces
history
confrontation with brutal repression of civil rights
political crackdown
period of brutal repression or violence by those in power
psychiatry
cessation of repression of a belief or memory
Examples of repression in a sentence
The book explores the repression of dissent in the country. Repression saved him from remembering the accident. Decades of repression emerged during therapy.
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- French:répression, refoulement, ...
- German:Unterdrückung, Verdrängung, ...
- Italian:repressione, repressione dei desideri, ...
- Spanish:represión, ...
- Portuguese:repressão, ...
- Chinese:镇压, 压抑, ...
- Japanese:抑圧, 抑制, ...
- Arabic:قَمْع, كَبْت, ...
- Hebrew:דִּכּוּי, הַדְחָקָה, ...
- Russian:репрессия, подсознательное подавление, ...
- Ukrainian:репресії, репресія, ...
- Hindi:दमन, अवचेतन दमन, ...
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