English Explanatory Dictionary

repression

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act of repressing; state of being repressed.
  2. The involuntary rejection from consciousness of painful or disagreeable ideas, memories, feelings, or impulses.

Pronunciation

/ɹəˈpɹɛʃən/ [ɹəˈpɹɛʃn̩] LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-repression.wav

Word forms

repression repressions

Etymology

From repress + -ion.

Related words

repress suppression

Derived words

antirepression autorepression corepression crossrepression derepression financial repression hyperrepression nonrepression overrepression repressionary repressionism repressionist transnational repression transrepression
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