| NOUN | state | repression | a state of forcible subjugation |
|---|---|---|---|
| process | repression | (psychiatry) the classical defense mechanism that protects you from impulses or ideas that would cause anxiety by preventing them from becoming conscious | |
| act | repression | the act of repressing |
| Sounds | riypreh'shahn | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | A state of forcible subjugation. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "the long repression of Christian sects" | |
| Broader | subjugation, subjection | forced submission to control by others |
| Spanish | represión | |
| Catalan | repressió | |
| Verbs | repress | put down by force or intimidation |
| Meaning | (psychiatry) the classical defense mechanism that protects you from impulses or ideas that would cause anxiety by preventing them from becoming conscious. | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | psychiatry, psychopathology, psychological medicine | The branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders |
| Broader | defense mechanism, defense reaction, defence mechanism, defence reaction, defense, defence | (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires |
| Spanish | represión | |
| Catalan | repressió | |
| Meaning | The act of repressing; control by holding down. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "his goal was the repression of insolence" | |
| Broader | control | The activity of managing or exerting control over something |
| Verbs | repress | put down by force or intimidation |
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