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Vinony

repression

noun

  1. to hold back, holding back/down
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Pronunciation: /ɹəˈpɹɛʃən/ / [ɹəˈpɹɛʃn̩]

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English press English repress Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ion English repression From repress + -ion.

  1. The act of repressing; state of being repressed.

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

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