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Definition of suppression
- (psychology) the conscious exclusion of unacceptable thoughts or desires
- forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority; "the suppression of heresy"; "the quelling of the rebellion"; "the stifling of all dissent"
- the act of withholding or withdrawing some book or writing from publication or circulation; "a suppression of the newspaper"
- (botany) the failure to develop of some part or organ of a plant
Similar Words: inhibition,
crushing,
quelling,
stifling,
curtailment
Hyponyms: crackdown
Derivational Morphology:
suppress,
repress,
stamp down,
inhibit,
subdue,
conquer,
curb,
smother,
stifle,
strangle,
muffle,
squelch,
quell,
quench,
oppress,
crush,
restrain,
keep,
keep back,
hold back,
bottle up
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