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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The one-story house, built in 2005 on 20 acres, has a concrete tile roof, silicone sand interior walls and a fire-suppression system.
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The fight against voter suppression and for automatic voter registration is a fight for the heart and soul of this country.
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So when Kris Kobach, one of the biggest champions of voter suppression in the country and new head of the electoral commission, has the ear of the President, fire meets gasoline.
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The exhibition also contained many harrowing narratives of persecution and suppression.
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MAJOR PLOT POINTS President Underwood looks to engage in some old-fashioned voter suppression, using the threat of terror to set up voting centers in battleground states, which could hinder his opponent, Will Conway's, path to the White House.
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While Foote and the military talk of weather enhancement, some of the most important developments are coming in weather suppression.
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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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