repression
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7.2
- noun
- /rɪˈprɛʃən/
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represión
- There was now new repression and revenge for rebellion.
- government repression
- police repression
- sexual repression
The British hoped that this new type of repression, often state sanctioned, would stop IRA attacks.
- The British hoped that this new type of repression, often state sanctioned, would stop IRA attacks.
- We came here from England to escape a certain, you know, certain aspects of, of religious repression and taxation.
- So it's not the repression or suppression of things that are weird, wacky, total outliers.
- That is not true in anything like social reality, but it remains true inside the Soviet apparatus of repression.
- All autocrats, regardless of how friendly they are to the West, should be dissuaded from using repression to defend their power and their privilege.
Examples
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All autocrats, regardless of how friendly they are to the West, should be dissuaded from using repression to defend their power and their privilege.
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Numerous articles exposed the forced labor system and the repression of organized labor.
Academic text (1994) -
And they are a force for financial repression because they want to keep the wages low.
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We came here from England to escape a certain, you know, certain aspects of, of religious repression and taxation.
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Instead, they turned more and more to repression and force to maintain the status quo.
Academic text (1993) -
The period between 1982 and 1990 was characterized by extreme government repression of its opponents.
Academic text (1994) -
The British hoped that this new type of repression, often state sanctioned, would stop IRA attacks.
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There are in the street not to call for radical Islam, but call for an end to political and economic repression that has so long been their experience.
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They were formed 500 years ago with one aim in mind - the repression and the subjugation of women.
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The government's harsh repression of political dissent has led to widespread protests.
Synonyms
340
3.0
A rule or action that limits what you can do
120
5.5
A cruel use of power to control and hurt people
57
6.1
Stopping people from expressing opinions or practising traditions by force
3
5.8
A rule or law that stops something from happening
Antonyms
How Repressive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Repression comes from the parts re- 'back' and press 'to push', the same root you see in pressure. So it can mean using force or strict rules to push people or actions down and hold them back.