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repression
[ ri-presh-uhn ]
/ rÉŖĖprÉŹ Én /
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noun
the act of repressing; state of being repressed.
Psychology, Psychoanalysis. the rejection from consciousness of painful or disagreeable ideas, memories, feelings, or impulses: Freud's approach to interpreting early memories emphasizes what is forgotten through the mechanism of repression.
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OTHER WORDS FROM repression
nonĀ·reĀ·presĀ·sion, nounWords nearby repression
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British Dictionary definitions for repression
repression
noun
the act or process of repressing or the condition of being repressed
psychoanal the subconscious rejection of thoughts and impulses that conflict with conventional standards of conductSee suppression (def. 2)
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