repression
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- noun
- /rɪˈprɛʃən/
- Specialized
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represión
- But when we go through shocks to the system, there's often a repression of negative feelings.
- productive repression
- denial and repression
- function of repression
But the niceness that comes from self repression, that's the one that hurts.
- But the niceness that comes from self repression, that's the one that hurts.
- And is there some sexual repression aspect to that?
- You know, I'm a man, I'm English, so, you know, emotional repression is part of the deal.
- You know, we have these unconscious blind spots of of denial or repression or whatever, you know, the psychiatrist tell us.
- Being stoic is sometimes associated with toxic emotional repression.
- I mean, merely the, the repression around sex, it was, was ridiculous.
- There's a lot of feeling that goes into repression, a lot of feelings.
- So we're in massive denial and massive repression mode.
- We focus on something else, and it's a suppression, repression of it.
- But for years people thought, oh, you need to get over yourself repression before you can get better from your cancer.
- And I can even talk a little bit more about how we can change the perceived restraints we feel and the repression we feel.
Examples
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"A friend tells me that my problem is one of sexual repression."
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But the niceness that comes from self repression, that's the one that hurts.
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We're both trying to release people from sexual repression.
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I mean, merely the, the repression around sex, it was, was ridiculous.
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You know, I'm a man, I'm English, so, you know, emotional repression is part of the deal.
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We were Just discussing repression as a survival mechanism.
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And so, in our opinion, she is suffering from acute repression of the libido... ...of the natural instincts.
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Themes of sexual repression and patriarchal oppression dominate the first part of the novel.
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So Freud is good for focusing on the individual factor which is being left out, and he also focuses on the experience and repression of trauma.
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Many people struggle with emotional repression when they avoid facing their fears.
Antonyms
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Etymology
Repression comes from the parts re- 'back' and press 'to push down', like the everyday word press. So in psychology it means pushing unwanted thoughts or feelings back out of your conscious mind.