repression
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repression
- /ɹəˈpɹɛʃən/
- [ɹəˈpɹɛʃn̩]
noun repressions
- The act of repressing; state of being repressed. History shows that when governments fear the truth and increase repression, their days are limited.
- The involuntary rejection from consciousness of painful or disagreeable ideas, memories, feelings, or impulses.
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Closest in meaning: repressive, suppression, suppressing, prevention, suppress, oppression, quell, interdiction, clampdown, break-up, victimisation, persecution, crackdown, punishing, criminalisation, tightness
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noun act of repressing
| Español | represión |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 진압 jinap, 억압 eogap, 탄압 tanap |
| 日本語 | 鎮圧 chin'atsu, 抑圧 yokuatsu, 弾圧 dan'atsu |
| 中文 | 鎮壓 /镇压 zhènyā, 壓抑 /压抑 yāyì, 彈壓 /弹压 tányā |
| हिन्दी | दमन daman, दबाव dabāv |
| Português | repressão |
| Français | répression |
| Deutsch | Repression, Unterdrückung |
| Italiano | repressione |
| Ελληνικά | καταστολή katastolí |
| Română | represiune |
| Русский | репре́ссия représsija, подавле́ние podavlénije |
| Tiếng Việt | đàn áp |
| العربية | قَمْع qamʕ, كَبْت kabt |
| עברית | הַדחָקָה hadkhaká |
noun psychology: involuntary rejection from consciousness
| Español | represión |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Verdrängung |
| Русский | подавле́ние podavlénije |
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title = {repression},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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