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 country, which is largely run by its military, is wrestling with political and economic instability, marked by increasing government repression, terrorism, domestic insurgencies, and huge debts.
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Sudarsan Raghavan, New Yorker, 3 June 2026
With the country engulfed in flames, the conservative government maintained itself through repression and authoritarianism.
—Roberto Andrés, The Dial, 28 May 2026
Decades of repression The selectivity of who is grieved helps clarify the particularly strong public reaction now.
—Patrick Peralta, The Conversation, 28 May 2026
Both real and manufactured threats have provided the alibi for security spending, securitization, and repression.
—Nabil Salih, Time, 26 May 2026
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Sudarsan Raghavan, New Yorker, 3 June 2026
With the country engulfed in flames, the conservative government maintained itself through repression and authoritarianism.
—Roberto Andrés, The Dial, 28 May 2026
Decades of repression The selectivity of who is grieved helps clarify the particularly strong public reaction now.
—Patrick Peralta, The Conversation, 28 May 2026
Both real and manufactured threats have provided the alibi for security spending, securitization, and repression.
—Nabil Salih, Time, 26 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for repression
Noun
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Smith died of cardiac arrest combined with acute behavioral disturbance, cocaine use and holding restraint, The Times reported.—
Adam England,
PEOPLE,
11 June 2026
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Zinedine Zidane’s infamous headbutt in the 2006 World Cup exemplifies a lack of Temperance, while excessive restraint can stifle passion.—
Mary Crossan,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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Remember, Mercury oversees communication, information, planning and perception, while Saturn brings limits, discipline, scrutiny and reality checks.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
9 June 2026
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The administration investigated Chicago Public Schools and withheld more than $20 million when the district refused to end its Black Student Success Program, which aims to increase access to advanced coursework for Black students and reduce overly harsh discipline.—
Annie Ma,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
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Debug uses what's called the suppression method.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
4 June 2026
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The state then appealed the judge’s suppression order, and now the Supreme Judicial Court has reversed the lower-court ruling.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
3 June 2026
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The little people are being menaced by a dark force—a force with power, money, and very few moral inhibitions.—
Hanna Rosin,
The Atlantic,
4 June 2026
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Shrug off inhibitions and break the ice as the moon and Uranus harmonize.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
4 June 2026
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“Repression.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repression. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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