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- Dictionarysuppression/səˈprɛʃn/
noun
- 1. the action of suppressing something such as an activity or publication: "the heavy-handed suppression of political dissent" Similar Opposite
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SUPPRESSION definition: 1. the act of ending something by force: 2. the act of preventing something from being seen or…. Learn more.
noun. sup· pres· sion sə-ˈpre-shən. Synonyms of suppression. 1. : an act or instance of suppressing : the state of being suppressed. 2. : the conscious intentional exclusion from consciousness of a thought or feeling. Synonyms. constraint. continence. discipline. discretion. inhibition. refrainment. repression. reserve. restraint. self-command.
Definition of suppression noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
To suppress something means to curb, inhibit, or even stop it. If the sound of your boss moving in his chair sounds like gas, you’re going to have to learn how to suppress your giggles.
the act of ending something by force: brutal police suppression of the riots. the act of preventing something from being seen or expressed or from operating: the suppression of free speech. the illegal suppression of evidence. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Preventing and impeding. anti-drug. anti-jamming. avoidable. avoidably.
suppress something to prevent yourself from having or expressing a feeling or an emotion. to suppress a smile; She was unable to suppress her anger. He had suppressed the painful memories of his childhood. He could hardly suppress his surprise. Her face was charged with barely suppressed anger. She was unable to suppress a giggle.
to prevent something from being seen or expressed or from operating: She couldn't suppress her anger / annoyance / delight. His feelings of resentment have been suppressed for years. The British government tried to suppress the book because of the information it contained about the security services. The virus suppresses the body's immune system.
noun. the act of suppressing. the state of being suppressed. Psychoanalysis. conscious inhibition of an impulse. Botany. the absence of parts normally or usually present due to the action of frost, disease, or insects.
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023 How to use suppression in a sentence But its far more insidious role was revealed, whether it was gun policies or voter suppression .
noun. 1. the act or process of suppressing or the condition of being suppressed. 2. psychoanalysis. the conscious avoidance of unpleasant thoughts. Compare repression (sense 2) 3. electronics. the act or process of suppressing a frequency, oscillation, etc. 4. biology. the failure of an organ or part to develop. 5. medicine.
