noun#9,199 by frequency
repression
/ɹəˈpɹɛʃən/
The act of repressing; state of being repressed; The involuntary rejection from consciousness of painful or disagreeable ideas, memories, feelings, or impulses
- plural
- repressions
Meanings
- 1
The act of repressing; state of being repressed
They all took part in the repressions.
Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
The involuntary rejection from consciousness of painful or disagreeable ideas, memories, feelings, or impulses