noun
1. a state of forcible subjugation (Freq. 1)
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the long repression of Christian sects
• Derivationally related forms: ↑repress
• Hypernyms: ↑subjugation, ↑subjection
2. (psychiatry) the classical defense mechanism that protects you from impulses or ideas that would cause anxiety by preventing them from becoming conscious
• Topics: ↑psychiatry, ↑psychopathology, ↑psychological medicine
• Hypernyms: ↑defense mechanism, ↑defense reaction, ↑defence mechanism, ↑defence reaction, ↑defense, ↑defence
3. the act of repressing; control by holding down
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his goal was the repression of insolence
• Derivationally related forms: ↑repress
• Hypernyms: ↑control
Useful english dictionary. 2012.