as in restraint
the checking of one's true feelings and impulses when dealing with others
psychologists talking about the repression of anger and how it affects one's health
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Recent Examples of repression
Jeffrey’s confrontation of the deeply disturbing underbelly of his seemingly quintessential hometown, with its idyllic exterior glorifying the American Dream, mirrors the tension between repression and indulgence, normalcy and deviance.
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Travis Bean, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
El Salvador, which endured years of civil war and repression, had among the highest homicide rates in the world in the aftermath.
—Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2025
But now Russia’s transnational repression is becoming more sophisticated and often involves efforts to deflect blame toward other parties.
—Andrei Soldatov, Foreign Affairs, 20 Mar. 2025
The decision was also a relief for the hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans living in the United States who were grappling with the uncertainty of returning to a country where many of them could face political persecution and repression from Nicolas Maduro’s government.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2025
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Travis Bean, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
El Salvador, which endured years of civil war and repression, had among the highest homicide rates in the world in the aftermath.
—Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2025
But now Russia’s transnational repression is becoming more sophisticated and often involves efforts to deflect blame toward other parties.
—Andrei Soldatov, Foreign Affairs, 20 Mar. 2025
The decision was also a relief for the hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans living in the United States who were grappling with the uncertainty of returning to a country where many of them could face political persecution and repression from Nicolas Maduro’s government.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for repression
Noun
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The holding was manifestly correct, but the dicta may be equally important in counseling greater restraint on both sides.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Apr. 2025
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After three consecutive trips to the Stanley Cup Final from 2020-22, the combination of age and salary-cap restraints had diminished the Tampa Bay roster.—
John Romano,
The Orlando Sentinel,
19 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Ritchey sees the fantastic as the foil to the Germanic Bildungsroman, which influenced continental Romantic arts across disciplines.—
Angelica Frey,
JSTOR Daily,
9 Apr. 2025
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My business colleagues, clients, veteran brothers and sisters, Masonic brothers and an assortment of consultants bring varying degrees of wisdom, camaraderie, discipline and expertise.—
James DiNardo,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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The official policy allows for transgenders to compete in the women's category in both the junior and senior level after completing one calendar year of testosterone suppression treatment.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Please use caution when returning to the area as Firefighters remain on scene working on fire suppression.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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Read More: 8 Things to Say During a Fight With Your Partner Swearing seems to help people shed their social inhibitions, according to Stephens, one of the study’s authors.—
Stacey Colino,
Time,
1 Apr. 2025
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Those raising awareness of the Arabic Facebook posts feel no such inhibition.—
Ben Sales,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Mar. 2025
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“Repression.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repression. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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