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sup·pres·sion
suppression
pronunciation:
s
pre
sh
n
part of speech:
noun
definition 1:
the act of suppressing or the state or being suppressed.
definition 2:
in psychiatry, the act of keeping painful or difficult thoughts or emotions from one's conscious awareness.
related words:
abolition
,
block
,
domination
,
gag
,
government
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