单词	repression
释义	repression noun re·​pres·​sion ri-ˈpre-shən  1 a : the action or process of repressing : the state of being repressed repression of unpopular opinions b : an instance of repressing racial repressions 2 a : a mental process by which distressing thoughts, memories, or impulses that may give rise to anxiety are excluded from consciousness and left to operate in the unconscious b : an item so excluded repressionist ri-ˈpre-sh(ə-)nist  adjective Synonyms constraint continence discipline discretion inhibition refrainment reserve restraint self-command self-control self-restraint suppression See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences the state's repression of its citizens They survived 60 years of political repression. Recent Examples on the Web But experts view the root cause of unrest as China’s decades of repression and discriminatory treatment of Uyghurs – a perspective supported by the U.N.’s report. Ann Scott Tyson, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Sep. 2022 The movement, which has roots in the medieval tradition of churches providing sanctuary for those fleeing persecution, was aimed at providing a safe haven for Central Americans running from political repression and violence in their home countries. Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2022 The intervening years were a period of intense repression and censorship. Keith Gessen, The New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2022 The former's raison d'etre while alive and legacy going forward is all about fear, punishment, repression and ancient cruelties. Melik Kaylan, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2022 The State Department said Blinken in Rwanda also will raise democracy and human rights concerns, including transnational repression and the limited space for the opposition. Ignatius Ssuuna, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Aug. 2022 That taste ran through the early ’60s, a manic era and a hinge moment between the Cold War and Vietnam, Civil Rights and Black Power, repression and liberation; beatnik and hippie; Ab-Ex and Pop. New York Times, 21 July 2022 Their religious community, too, has a bone-deep communal memory of loss, repression and displacement; in the Soviet era, the preceding monastery in the village was shuttered, with some nuns shipped off to Siberia. Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2022 But what is beyond dispute is that the government responded to the rise in drug use and violent crime with draconian measures of repression and mass incarceration. Washington Post, 11 May 2022 See More Word History First Known Use 15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Medical Definition repression noun re·​pres·​sion ri-ˈpresh-ən  1 : the action or process of repressing gene repression 2 a : a process by which unacceptable desires or impulses are excluded from consciousness and left to operate in the unconscious compare suppression sense c b : an item so excluded repression noun 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 Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance restraint suppression discipline inhibition composure constraint refrainment discretion reserve self-restraint continence self-control possession self-command control mastery silence willpower self-censorship will reticence aloofness bashfulness detachedness shyness distance self-mastery self-denial self-containment self-discipline modesty taciturnity command self-possession self-poise self-government Antonyms & Near Antonyms disinhibition incontinence unconstraint gratification indulgence uninhibitedness frankness overindulgence self-abandonment intemperance bluntness candor unrestrainedness self-indulgence immoderacy See More
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