HyperDic: pent-up

English > 1 sense of the word pent-up:
ADJECTIVEallpent-up, repressedcharacterized by or showing the suppression of impulses or emotions
English > pent-up: 1 sense > adjective 1
MeaningCharacterized by or showing the suppression of impulses or emotions.
Example "their reactions were partly the product of pent-up emotions"
Synonymrepressed
Broaderinhibitedheld back or restrained or prevented
Spanishencerrado, reprimido

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