to repress
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6.1
- verb
- /rɪˈprɛs/
:
inhibir
- We try to repress our urges and when we do, we feel righteous, we feel strong.
- efforts to repress
- repress the effect
So drinking on the one hand represses reason, but also increases anger.
- So drinking on the one hand represses reason, but also increases anger.
- Not the slightest attempt was made to control or repress this.
- So in our brains, in the adult, there are mechanisms that are somehow repressing all the plasticity that we might have.
- So that repressing it is, is probably a good idea.
- And it's like, that's the type of shit that that is repressing good projects.
- It's sort of like these patterns that you know, are are are sort of hard to, you know, overcome or repress.
- So maybe that, well, that's what that that sort of activates when I had represses an immune response when I try to explain it.
Examples
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He has to repress his own desires in order to survive.
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The government implemented strict measures to repress any signs of dissent among the citizens.
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And they think that if they can just, you know, repress them, that all this will go away.
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To the contrary, the education minister issued instructions to repress this practice.
Academic text (2006) -
And so when I tell people is the worst thing you can do is to try and repress it and tamp it down, right?
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These leaders have decided to repress this information... ...because of the shock... ...that it would cause to our antiquated systems.
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Capital markets are severely repressed in Cuba, a legacy of the Soviet planning model.
Academic text (2012) -
Sadly, what is at work is an effort to repress the developmental dynamics of the Catholic tradition.
Academic text (1994) -
In response to opposition, the PNDC repressed public discussion of adjustment measures and criticisms of the government.
Academic text (1995) -
Both the MPLA and UNITA use severe tactics to repress opposition and to punish defectors and critics.
Academic text (1990)
Synonyms
∞
2.3
Stop something from happening or someone from doing it
∞
3.0
To stop movement, access, or progress
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3.5
To keep something dangerous from spreading or getting worse
187
3.2
Stop someone or something from moving forward
104
3.7
Stop something from growing or spreading
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5.8
To hold back feelings or reactions
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7.4
To stop someone from doing what they want
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4.6
Keep strong feelings under control so you do not act on them
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5.3
To hold back a feeling or reaction so it does not show
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5.5
To bring a person or thing under control, often by force
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7.7
To stop a strong feeling or a crowd causing trouble
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6.7
To limit growth or activity so it cannot continue
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5.0
To control something so it does not grow or become known
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7.8
Completely stop protests or criticism
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6.3
Make someone unable to act naturally or show feelings
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6.4
To stop something from continuing or becoming known
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8.1
Forcefully stop something like a protest or rumor
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6.1
To stop a feeling or action completely
Antonyms
How Blocked
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Repress comes from the parts re- 'back' and press 'to push'. Think of pressing a process down so it cannot happen, which is why repress can mean blocking or stopping an action from developing.