Meaning & use
Represses
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Suppresses or restrains a feeling, impulse, or expression; or holds down a group through force or authority.
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She represses her anger rather than confronting the issue directly.
The regime represses any public dissent against its policies.
A note on using this word
In psychology, "repression" specifically refers to unconsciously pushing distressing thoughts out of awareness, a concept central to Freudian theory.
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