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repression

ri'preʃәn8 senses · 188 ms
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noun/ɹəˈpɹɛʃən/[ɹəˈpɹɛʃn̩]
  1. 1

    The act of repressing; state of being repressed.countableuncountable

    • History shows that when governments fear the truth and increase repression, their days are limited.
  2. 2

    The involuntary rejection from consciousness of painful or disagreeable ideas, memories, feelings, or impulses.countableuncountable

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