repression
1. a state of forcible subjugation (Freq. 1)
- the long repression of Christian sects
• Derivationally related forms:
repress
• Hypernyms:
subjugation, subjection
2. (psychiatry) the classical defense mechanism that protects you from impulses or ideas that would cause anxiety by preventing them from becoming conscious
• Topics:
psychiatry, psychopathology, psychological medicine
• Hypernyms:
defense mechanism, defense reaction, defence mechanism, defence reaction, defense, defence
3. the act of repressing;
control by holding down
- his goal was the repression of insolence
• Derivationally related forms:
repress
• Hypernyms:
control
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