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repression
/rɪ'prɛʃən/
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  1. noun
    a state of forcible subjugation
    "the long repression of Christian sects"
  2. noun
    (psychiatry) the classical defense mechanism that protects you from impulses or ideas that would cause anxiety by preventing them from becoming conscious
  3. noun
    the act of repressing; control by holding down
    "his goal was the repression of insolence"
    type of:
    control
Examples of repression
  • "the long repression of Christian sects"
  • "his goal was the repression of insolence"
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