suppressed
Americanadjective
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stopped or kept from carrying on normal activity.
In the late 1700s, all members of the suppressed Jesuit Order flocked to Rome from other European countries where they were not tolerated.
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kept in or repressed, as a laugh, feeling, thought, etc..
I heard a suppressed giggle from under the bed.
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withheld from disclosure or publication.
There is a reasonable probability that the suppressed evidence would have produced a different verdict.
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stopped or arrested, as a cough, bodily process, etc..
Their study examines how viral therapy combined with a suppressed immune response could be more effective against solid tumors.
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vanquished or subdued; quelled.
Six casino workers were killed in a brutally suppressed strike.
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done away with or abolished, by or as by authority.
Generations later, descendants of the colonists have generally accepted the formerly suppressed practice of tattooing.
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kept from being expressed genetically.
The promise of reversing sickle cell disease symptoms by reactivating a suppressed gene has attracted considerable interest.
verb
Other Word Forms
- nonsuppressed adjective
- quasi-suppressed adjective
- suppressedly adverb
- unsuppressed adjective
- well-suppressed adjective
Etymology
Origin of suppressed
Example Sentences
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"By studying the atomic current, we could see that diffusion is practically completely suppressed," says Møller.
From Science Daily
Operating rates are likely to remain suppressed, prolonging margin pressure across the olefin and polymer value chain, he says.
Operating rates are likely to remain suppressed, prolonging margin pressure across the olefin and polymer value chain, he says.
Catherine Shuttleworth, owner of marketing agency Savvy, said Next had enjoyed good sales "in a time where consumer confidence has been pretty suppressed".
From BBC
"Not only was the mixture-yield much lower than for each liquid on its own, we also found that one harmonic was completely suppressed."
From Science Daily
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