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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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
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In contrast, countries with the worst suppression levels include Madagascar (3%), Pakistan (4%), Gabon (7%), Iran (8%), Egypt (12%), Lithuania (17%), Dominica (17%), Bahamas (18%), and Ecuador (19%).
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In addition to Kobach, the lawsuit identifies other members of the commission as part of a conservative voter-suppression brain trust.
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Democrats blasted the commission as a biased panel bent on voter suppression, and 17 states and the District of Columbia are refusing to comply with the commission’s request.
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Students will learn fire suppression including fire extinguisher training, disaster medical operations, light search and rescue operations, pre- and post-storm CERT operations and general disaster preparedness.
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But a big factor distinguishes the present day: None of these past suppressions came from a leader who seemed to fundamentally believe reporters had no right to do their jobs.
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Crews are continuing suppression efforts Tuesday, the BLM reported about 4:45 p.m. All of the fires were expected to be contained by Wednesday evening at the latest.
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Jayantha, 52, was the president of the Working Journalists’ Association of Sri Lanka, the largest media organization in the country, and spoke against suppression of the media and organized protests at a time when doing so was considered dangerous.
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The voter suppression bill is not the first time Thorpe has attempted to skew Arizona higher education further to the right.
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First Known Use of suppression
15th century
Other Psychology Terms
SUPPRESSION Defined for Kids
suppression
playDefinition of suppression for Students
: an act or instance of putting down or holding back : the state of being put down or held back
Medical Dictionary
suppression
playMedical Definition of suppression
: an act or instance of suppressing: asa: stoppage of a bodily function or a symptom suppression of urine secretion suppression of a coughb: the failure of development of a bodily part or organc: the conscious intentional exclusion from consciousness of a thought or feeling—compare repression 2a
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