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repressrepress /rɪˈprɛs/ ●○○ verb [transitive] ETYMOLOGYrepressOrigin: 1300-1400 Latin, past participle of reprimere to press back, from premere; ➔ PRESS2 VERB TABLErepress |
Present | I, you, we, they | repress | | he, she, it | represses | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | repressed | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have repressed | | he, she, it | has repressed | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had repressed | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will repress | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have repressed |
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Present | I | am repressing | | he, she, it | is repressing | | you, we, they | are repressing | Past | I, he, she, it | was repressing | | you, we, they | were repressing | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been repressing | | he, she, it | has been repressing | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been repressing | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be repressing | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been repressing |
1to stop yourself from doing something, especially something you want to do: Brenda repressed the urge to shout at him.2to avoid experiencing or thinking about feelings, memories, etc., because they are too upsetting or painful to deal with3disapproving to control a group of people by force: Other nations condemned the ruler for repressing opposition. → suppress |