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suppressed
sup·press S0907900 (sə-prĕs′)tr.v. sup·pressed, sup·press·ing, sup·press·es 1. To put an end to forcibly; subdue: suppress a rebellion. See Usage Note at repress.2. To curtail or prohibit the activities of: suppress dissident groups.3. To keep from being revealed, published, or circulated: suppress evidence; suppress a film.4. a. To deliberately exclude (unacceptable desires or thoughts) from the mind.b. To inhibit the expression of: suppress anger; suppress a smile.5. a. To restrain the growth, activity, or release of: suppress a virus; suppress a hemorrhage.b. To inhibit the expression of (a gene): suppress a mutation.
[Middle English suppressen, from Latin supprimere, suppress- : sub-, sub- + premere, to press; see per- in Indo-European roots.]
sup·press′ant n.sup·press′i·ble adj.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | suppressed - kept from public knowledge by various means;publicised, publicized - made known; especially made widely known | | 2. | suppressed - manifesting or subjected to suppression; "a suppressed press"silenced - reduced to silence; "the silenced crowd waited expectantly" | | 3. | suppressed - held in check with difficulty; "a smothered cough"; "a stifled yawn"; "a strangled scream"; "suppressed laughter"smothered, stifled, strangledinhibited - held back or restrained or prevented; "in certain conditions previously inhibited conditioned reactions can reappear" |
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Synonyms for suppressedadj kept from public knowledge by various meansAntonymsadj manifesting or subjected to suppressionRelated Wordsadj held in check with difficultySynonyms- smothered
- stifled
- strangled
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