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repression

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See also: répression

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Etymology

From repress + -ion.

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Noun

repression (countable and uncountable, plural repressions)

  1. The act of repressing; state of being repressed.
    History shows that when governments fear the truth and increase repression, their days are limited.
  2. (psychology) The involuntary rejection from consciousness of painful or disagreeable ideas, memories, feelings, or impulses.

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Noun

repression c

  1. repression (act or state of being repressed)
  2. (psychology) repression

Declension

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