repressed
[ri-prest]
- subjected to, affected by, or characteristic of psychological repression: repressed emotional conflicts.
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Origin of repressed
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Only little Pete Skidmore was unrepressed by the gravity of the situation.
Si Klegg, Book 5 (of 6)John McElroy
"That's it, Joan," cried Jupp, unrepressed by the girl's contempt.
The SummonsA.E.W. Mason
The ever growing murmurs of discontent gave place to cries for vengeance and unrepressed acts of hostility.
Spenser's The Faerie Queene, Book IEdmund Spenser
Do you expect me to believe that that bold libertine, who made you the object of his unrepressed admiration, was your father?
Ernest LinwoodCaroline Lee Hentz
"You will have another tale to tell later on," returns he, gazing with unrepressed admiration at her charming face.
RossmoyneUnknown
repressed
- (of a person) repressing feelings, instincts, desires, etc
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Word Origin and History for unrepressed
repressed
adj.
1660s, past participle adjective from repress (v.). Psychological sense by 1904.
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
repressed
(rĭ-prĕst′)- Being subjected to or characterized by repression.
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