repress
verb (used with object)
to keep under control, check, or suppress (desires, feelings, actions, tears, etc.).
unrepressible
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a word derived from
repress.
Example Sentences
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"Sure, we get you," drawled Marcelle O'Neil, so nicknamed because of the unrepressible kink in his straw-colored hair.
From The Trail of Conflict by Emilie Baker Loring
