to sheathe emotions

Examples

• All

• During the trial, she managed to sheathe her emotions and remain composed.

• During the presentation, she had to sheathe her emotions to maintain a professional demeanor.

• It's not healthy to always sheathe emotions instead of talking about what's bothering you.

• Why did Maria sheathe her emotions at the party?

• After the meeting, John sheathed his emotions completely.

• He learned to sheathe his emotions when discussing sensitive topics with his colleagues.

• In stressful situations, it is important to sheathe emotions to focus on finding a solution.

Synonyms

H

to hold back

vsto sheathe emotions

108 4.2

Keep yourself from showing feelings or telling others

applies to hiding feelings to avoid outward display, not to general information

S

to suppress

vsto sheathe emotions

88 5.8

To hold back feelings or reactions

limits this to hiding feelings to avoid showing them outwardly rather than broader thoughts

R

to repress

vsto sheathe emotions

75 6.6

Keep strong feelings or memories from coming into the mind

refers to deliberate outward hiding rather than excluding them from awareness

S

to smother

vsto sheathe emotions

39 6.0

To stop a feeling or sound from being shown

uses deliberate hiding to avoid outward display rather than forceful blocking

B

to bottle up

vsto sheathe emotions

24 5.6

To keep strong feelings inside instead of telling others

focuses on hiding feelings from others rather than just stopping expression

K

to keep back

vsto sheathe emotions

4 5.1

Stop yourself from showing an emotion like tears or laughter

is about deliberately hiding one's own feelings to avoid outward display, not stopping others

C

to choke down

vsto sheathe emotions

2 7.7

To stop yourself from showing strong feelings like sadness or anger

does this deliberately to hide feelings and avoid showing them outwardly

B

to bottle away

vsto sheathe emotions

• UK

8.6

To keep feelings inside instead of showing them

applies only to feelings and outward display, not to memories

B

to becloak one's feelings

vsto sheathe emotions

• Archaic

9.9

To hide your feelings so other people cannot see them

focuses on hiding inner feelings to avoid outward expression rather than only concealment

Antonyms

E

to express

∞ 2.3

To show ideas and feelings by words or actions

R

to reveal

∞ 2.3

Show something that was hidden or secret

How Expressive

to wear one's heart on one's sleeve

• Informal

1 7.0

to express emotion

2 3.4

to sheathe emotions

• Informal

7.9

to bottle up

24 5.6

to repress

75 6.6

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology