suppression

American  

[suh-presh-uhn] / səˈprɛʃ ən /

noun

1. the act of suppressing.

2. the state of being suppressed.

3. Psychoanalysis. conscious inhibition of an impulse.

4. Botany. the absence of parts normally or usually present due to the action of frost, disease, or insects.

5. Radio, Electronics. the elimination of a component of a varying emission, as the elimination of a frequency or group of frequencies from a signal.

6. Electricity. the reduction or elimination of irregular current oscillations or frequencies in a circuit.

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suppression British  

/ səˈprɛʃən /

noun

1. the act or process of suppressing or the condition of being suppressed

2. psychoanal the conscious avoidance of unpleasant thoughts Compare repression

3. electronics the act or process of suppressing a frequency, oscillation, etc

4. biology the failure of an organ or part to develop

5. med the cessation of any physiological process

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Other Word Forms

• nonsuppression noun
• resuppression noun
• self-suppression noun

Etymology

Origin of suppression

First recorded in 1520–30; from Latin suppressiōn-, stem of suppressiō “a pressing under”; equivalent to suppress + -ion

Example Sentences

Unlike traditional opioids, SR-17018 does not cause breathing suppression or tolerance.

From Science Daily

For years, researchers have questioned whether methyl groups, tiny chemical clusters that collect on DNA, merely show up where genes are already turned off or whether they are the direct cause of gene suppression.

From Science Daily

He added that "such a deep suppression was a clear sign of destructive interference, and it had to be caused by something near the emitters."

From Science Daily

Yet they play key roles in immune regulation, metabolism, disease suppression, stress reduction, and ecosystem stability.

From Science Daily

About eight million Venezuelans have fled the grinding poverty and political suppression of their homeland.

From Barron's

Related Words

• elimination
• overthrow