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suppression
noun sup·pres·sion \sə-ˈpre-shən\
Definition of SUPPRESSION
1
: an act or instance of suppressing : the state of being suppressed
2
: the conscious intentional exclusion from consciousness of a thought or feeling
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First Known Use of SUPPRESSION
15th century
Related to SUPPRESSION
- Synonyms
- continence, discipline, discretion, inhibition, refrainment, repression, reserve, restraint, self-command, self-control, self-restraint, constraint
- Antonyms
- disinhibition, incontinence, unconstraint
Other Psychology Terms
Rhymes with SUPPRESSION
accession, aggression, bull session, compression, concession, confession, depression, digression, discretion, egression, expression, impression, ingression, jam session, obsession, oppression, precession, procession, profession, progression, recession, refreshen, regression, repression, secession, skull session, succession, transgression
SUPPRESSION Defined for Kids
suppression
noun sup·pres·sion \sə-ˈpre-shən\
Definition of SUPPRESSION for Kids
: an act or instance of putting down or holding back : the state of being put down or held back
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suppression
noun sup·pres·sion \sə-ˈpresh-ən\
Medical Definition of SUPPRESSION
: an act or instance of suppressing: as a : stoppage of a bodily function or a symptom <suppression of urine secretion> <suppression of a cough> b : the failure of development of a bodily part or organ c : the conscious intentional exclusion from consciousness of a thought or feeling—compare repression 2a
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