1
: subjected to or marked by repression
2
: characterized by restraint
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a 19th-century church in the repressed style favored by the strict religious sect
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Lisa Stardust, People.com, 26 Apr. 2025
And a vision of Maman lost, deformed, reformed, disappeared, reappeared in the clouds—in repressed, compressed, thinning, regathering clouds of torment.
—Hélène Bessette, Harpers Magazine, 26 Mar. 2025
The process unearths other repressed emotions, especially about his early years.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Mar. 2025
As Mercury and Pluto harmonize, a repressed source of stress or fear is revealed!
—USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for repressed
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“Repressed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/repressed. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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repressed
adjective
re·pressed
ri-ˈprest 
1
: subjected to or marked by repression
a repressed child
2
: characterized by a keeping in check
Medical Definition
repressed
adjective
re·pressed
ri-ˈprest
: subjected to or marked by repression
a repressed child
repressed anger
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