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
The three stories wind around one another, grappling with repression and shame and death and art and love, in ways both poetically beautiful and tragic.
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Rachel Handler, Vulture, 26 May 2026
Both real and manufactured threats have provided the alibi for security spending, securitization, and repression.
—Nabil Salih, Time, 26 May 2026
The Kremlin blocked online access to 20 years of criminal records statistics, undermining efforts to track Moscow’s repression.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 25 May 2026
Rehearsals for a Revolution, director Pegah Ahangarani’s film about decades of political repression in Iran, won the L’Oeil d’or Prize today, the Cannes Film Festival’s top prize for documentary.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 22 May 2026
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Rachel Handler, Vulture, 26 May 2026
Both real and manufactured threats have provided the alibi for security spending, securitization, and repression.
—Nabil Salih, Time, 26 May 2026
The Kremlin blocked online access to 20 years of criminal records statistics, undermining efforts to track Moscow’s repression.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 25 May 2026
Rehearsals for a Revolution, director Pegah Ahangarani’s film about decades of political repression in Iran, won the L’Oeil d’or Prize today, the Cannes Film Festival’s top prize for documentary.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 22 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for repression
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No official casualty figures were immediately available from the violence that prompted calls for restraint from the United Nations and the United States as the government and opposition traded blame for the violence.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 June 2026
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However, the negotiations have allowed Trump to say that relations with China are in good shape and that both countries have exercised restraint.—
Thomas Wright,
The Atlantic,
4 June 2026
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Historically, the difference has come down to political discipline, institutional credibility, and the absence of an external shock.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
2 June 2026
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Women’s sports were not created because women lacked talent, discipline or courage.—
Dan Zaksheske OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
2 June 2026
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This was a radical statement at a time when unions often faced violent suppression from employers and police.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
30 May 2026
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Alongside David, another person, who has interim name suppression, was also accused of locking Norman in a room for up to 16 hours a day, according to the New Zealand Herald.—
Latoya Gayle,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
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Amy Lawrence pointed out that, while Arsenal possess that type of player, there is a level of inhibition.—
Michael Walker,
New York Times,
22 May 2026
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Alcohol relieves social inhibition.—
Jonathan Avery,
STAT,
11 May 2026
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“Repression.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repression. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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