repressed

[ ri-prest ]
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adjective
  1. subjected to, affected by, or characteristic of psychological repression: repressed emotional conflicts.

Origin of repressed

1
First recorded in 1900–05; repress + -ed2

Other words from repressed

  • non·re·pressed, adjective
  • un·re·pressed, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for repressed

repressed

/ (rɪˈprɛst) /


adjective
  1. (of a person) repressing feelings, instincts, desires, etc

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