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suppressed

sʌ'prɛst

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adjective
held in check with difficulty
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"suppressed laughter"

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smothered stifled strangled inhibited
adjective
kept from public knowledge by various means
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hushed-up quelled quenched unreleased burked squelched

Opposite:

publicized
adjective
manifesting or subjected to suppression
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"a suppressed press"

Similar:

silenced

Examples of suppressed

"suppressed laughter"
"a suppressed press"