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repression
[ ri-presh-uhn ]
noun
- the act of repressing; state of being repressed.
- Psychology, Psychoanalysis. the rejection from consciousness of painful or disagreeable ideas, memories, feelings, or impulses:
Freud's approach to interpreting early memories emphasizes what is forgotten through the mechanism of repression.
Other yÐÄvlog Forms
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yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of repression1
Example Sentences
The one who cheers for repression, worships the state and believes everything their TV tells them.
âIâm incredibly grateful that Iâve gotten to do these beautiful roles that explored repression,â he says.
They accused the government of "open repression of student activism and political speech".
Mugabe's later years in power were marked by violent repression of his political opponents and Zimbabwe's economic ruin.
"I left Venezuela because of the repression, and the insecurity. My neighbourhood in Caracas had gangs," he said.
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