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Meaning of word repression from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.
repression noun
Meaning : A state of forcible subjugation.
Example :
The long repression of native people by Christian invaders from Europe.
Meaning : (psychiatry) the classical defense mechanism that protects you from impulses or ideas that would cause anxiety by preventing them from becoming conscious.
Meaning : The act of repressing. Control by holding down.
Example :
His goal was the repression of insolence.
