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

Examples of suppression in a Sentence

learned that suppression of her angry feelings didn't necessarily make them go away

Recent Examples of suppression from the Web

McCarthyism merits our attention for another reason than the government’s intense suppression and surveillance of citizens.

— aaron carico, Teen Vogue, "5 Ways Fascism Has Existed in America Since the 1700s," 28 Aug. 2017
However, 3 million more popular votes is a win, and not only is there mounting evidence of collusion, but voter suppression was a significant problem, too.

— brittney cooper, Cosmopolitan, "Get Off Kamala Harris's Back," 7 Aug. 2017
Increasing criminalization of marijuana use during the early twentieth century was similarly premised on racialized stereotypes targeting Mexican immigrants, fears of racial mixing, and suppression of political dissent.

— Longreads, "The War on Drugs Is a War on Women of Color," 3 Aug. 2017
Calm honesty is way better than resentful suppression of feelings.

— carolyn hax, idahostatesman, "Can’t afford to join boyfriend on trip to Paris," 26 July 2017
The study, published in 2013, convinced Frater that early treatment can lead to longterm suppression in at least some people.

— jon cohen, Science | AAAS, "What can science learn from a child who has controlled HIV without drugs for more than 8 years?," 26 July 2017
Calm honesty is way better than resentful suppression of feelings.

— carolyn hax, idahostatesman, "Can’t afford to join boyfriend on trip to Paris," 26 July 2017
Calm honesty is way better than resentful suppression of feelings.

— carolyn hax, The Seattle Times, "Strapped partner hurt by boyfriend’s planned Paris trip," 25 July 2017
The suppression of the human and the humane in people was crucial to surviving Soviet life.

— The Economist, "Remembering the Great Patriotic War was a political act," 20 July 2017

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First Known Use of suppression

15th century

suppression Synonyms

Synonyms

continence, discipline, discretion, inhibition, refrainment, repression, reserve, restraint, self-command, self-control, self-restraint, constraint

Antonyms

disinhibition, incontinence, unconstraint

Near Antonyms

self-abandonment, uninhibitedness; unrestrainedness; gratification, indulgence, overindulgence, self-indulgence; bluntness, candor, frankness; immoderacy, intemperance

Other Psychology Terms

fetish, hypochondria, intelligence, mania, narcissism, neurosis, pathological, psychosis, schadenfreude, subliminal

SUPPRESSION Defined for Kids

suppression

noun sup·pres·sion \ sə-ˈpre-shən \

Definition of suppression for Students

: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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