repressed Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb put down by force or intimidation
   subdue; reduce; repress; quash; subjugate; keep down.
   
   • The government quashes any attempt of an uprising
   • China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently
   • The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land
2. verb conceal or hide
   muffle; strangle; stifle; smother; repress.
   
   • smother a yawn
   • muffle one's anger
   • strangle a yawn
3. verb put out of one's consciousness
   suppress; repress.
   
4. verb block the action of
   repress.
   
5. adjective satellite characterized by or showing the suppression of impulses or emotions
   pent-up.
   
   • her severe upbringing had left her inhibited
   • a very inhibited young man, anxious and ill at ease
   • their reactions were partly the product of pent-up emotions
   • repressed rage turned his face scarlet

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