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"the suppression of heresy"nounforceful prevention; putting down by power or authoritytype of:
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noun(psychology) the conscious exclusion of unacceptable thoughts or desires
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"a suppression of the newspaper"nounthe act of withholding or withdrawing some book or writing from publication or circulation
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nounthe failure to develop some part or organtype of:
Definition that contains suppression
- repressed characterized by or showing the suppression of impulses or emotions
- suppressed manifesting or subjected to suppression
- azt an antiviral drug (trade name Retrovir) used in the treatment of AIDS; adverse side effects include liver damage and suppression of the bone marrow
- immunosuppressive of or relating to a substance that lowers the body's normal immune response and induces immunosuppression
- ellipsis omission or suppression of parts of words or sentences
- antineoplastic any of several drugs that control or kill neoplastic cells; used in chemotherapy to kill cancer cells; all have unpleasant side effects that may include nausea and vomiting and hair loss and suppression of bone marrow function
- amenorrhea absence or suppression of normal menstrual flow
- cancer drug any of several drugs that control or kill neoplastic cells; used in chemotherapy to kill cancer cells; all have unpleasant side effects that may include nausea and vomiting and hair loss and suppression of bone marrow function
- amenorrhoeal related to the suppression of normal menstrual flow for any reason other than pregnancy
- reign of terror any period of brutal suppression thought to resemble the Reign of Terror in France