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suppression

[ suh-presh-uhn ]

noun

  1. the act of suppressing.
  2. the state of being suppressed.
  3. Psychoanalysis. conscious inhibition of an impulse.
  4. Botany. the absence of parts normally or usually present due to the action of frost, disease, or insects.
  5. Radio, Electronics. the elimination of a component of a varying emission, as the elimination of a frequency or group of frequencies from a signal.
  6. Electricity. the reduction or elimination of irregular current oscillations or frequencies in a circuit.


suppression

/ ²õəˈ±è°ùɛʃə²Ô /

noun

  1. the act or process of suppressing or the condition of being suppressed
  2. psychoanal the conscious avoidance of unpleasant thoughts Compare repression
  3. electronics the act or process of suppressing a frequency, oscillation, etc
  4. biology the failure of an organ or part to develop
  5. med the cessation of any physiological process
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²Ô´Ç²Ôî€È´³Ü±è·±è°ù±ð²õs¾±´Ç²Ô noun
  • °ù±ðî€È´³Ü±è·±è°ù±ð²õs¾±´Ç²Ô noun
  • ²õ±ð±ô´Ú-²õ³Ü±è·±è°ù±ð²õs¾±´Ç²Ô noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of suppression1

First recorded in 1520–30; from Latin ²õ³Ü±è±è°ù±ð²õ²õ¾±Å²Ô-, stem of ²õ³Ü±è±è°ù±ð²õ²õ¾±Å “a pressing underâ€; equivalent to suppress + -ion
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And if you think of many of the battles being waged today — whether it's immigrant rights or Black rights or voter suppression — you could invoke quintessential American values for change.

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A measles infection temporarily suppresses the immune system, Mina said, and it was long assumed that opportunistic infections around the time of the illness were the result of that short-term suppression.

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Ylfa’s sauce enthusiasm addresses class disparity, the suppression of the proletariat, egomania and how food can unite people and tear them apart.

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Many believe free speech in India is under siege, with organisations like Human Rights Watch highlighting its suppression.

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Climate change, fuel accumulation and an ever-increasing number of homes in vulnerable areas have made fire suppression the primary focus of the agencies that manage public land.

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