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
Yet even with this long history of violence, neither those who watched from afar nor those who took to the streets anticipated repression on this scale.
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Pegah Banihashemi, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026
The director frames the film as an immersion into the mind of one such figure — shaped by social discontent, inequality and state repression — who triggers revolt to avenge the death of his dog.
—Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 14 Feb. 2026
His new film, which focuses on this artist couple facing state repression, is called Yellow Letters (Gelbe Briefe).
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 11 Feb. 2026
Slowly, students, unions and opposition activists are taking advantage of this moment to express their views, probing the limits of free speech after years of repression and the constant threat of detention.
—Manuel Rueda, NPR, 10 Feb. 2026
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Pegah Banihashemi, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026
The director frames the film as an immersion into the mind of one such figure — shaped by social discontent, inequality and state repression — who triggers revolt to avenge the death of his dog.
—Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 14 Feb. 2026
His new film, which focuses on this artist couple facing state repression, is called Yellow Letters (Gelbe Briefe).
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 11 Feb. 2026
Slowly, students, unions and opposition activists are taking advantage of this moment to express their views, probing the limits of free speech after years of repression and the constant threat of detention.
—Manuel Rueda, NPR, 10 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for repression
Noun
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Just like human relationships, the success of intelligent environments will depend not only on intelligence, but on tone, rhythm, restraint and trust.—
Nathanael Bondu,
Rolling Stone,
19 Feb. 2026
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But aggressive corporate action has yet to be matched by restraint through regulatory action, Russell said.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
18 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Data discipline allows organizations to connect real-time industrial conditions to enterprise workflows, making sure decisions are based on trustworthy and contextual information.—
William Jones,
Miami Herald,
24 Feb. 2026
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His lack of messaging discipline has been on display after concerns about high costs of living helped propel Democratic wins around the country on Election Day last November.—
Will Weissert,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Each day brings new fears about Immigration and Customs Enforcement, voter suppression, the environment, health care, higher costs and more.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Feb. 2026
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Buildings 200, 400 and 500 are largely back to normal occupancy with hot water, electric service, and functioning fire suppression systems, the town said.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
21 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The inhibition system is triggered by the possibility of punishment.—
Amy Cuddy,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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In a race to find out who caused this marital mayhem, emotions will be high, inhibitions will be low, and everyone will have access to an open bar.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Repression.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repression. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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