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suppression

/ suppression /
noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority
"the suppression of heresy"
"the quelling of the rebellion"
"the stifling of all dissent"
Type of:
prevention bar
Kinds of:
crackdown
Derived:
smother stifle strangle muffle repress
noun Sense 2
the act of withholding or withdrawing some book or writing from publication or circulation
"a suppression of the newspaper"
Type of:
restraint
Derived:
restrain suppress keep keep back hold back
noun Sense 3
(botany) the failure to develop of some part or organ of a plant
Type of:
growth growing maturation
Domain:
botany phytology
noun Sense 4
(psychology) the conscious exclusion of unacceptable thoughts or desires
Type of:
abstinence
Derived:
suppress repress stamp down inhibit subdue
Domain:
psychology psychological science
Semantic Complexity
65%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
23
Times Searched
1
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Related Words

prevention bar crackdown restraint growth growing maturation abstinence