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répression

\ʁe.pʁe.sjɔ̃\
\ʁe.pʁɛ.sjɔ̃\
[ʁe.pʁe.sjɔ̃] France (Nancy)

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Du latin repressio.

noun répressions

Action de réprimer. Avant la conquête française, la Kabylie ne connaissait pas d’autre mode de répression que la vengeance privée et les Kabyles n’étaient pas de mauvaises gens.

Similar: refoulement

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noun

Similar: refoulement

In English

repression act of repressing

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"répression." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fr/r%C3%A9pression. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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répression. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fr/r%C3%A9pression

Chicago

"répression." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fr/r%C3%A9pression.

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@misc{re_pression_2026,
  title = {répression},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fr/r%C3%A9pression},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}