Definition of repress Repress

/ɹipɹɛˈs/ - [reepres] - re•press

We found 14 definitions of repress from 5 different sources.

What does repress mean?

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Verb represses, repressing, repressed
repress - put down by force or intimidation; "The government quashes any attempt of an uprising"; "China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently"; "The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land"
		quash, keep down, subdue, subjugate, reduce
		oppress, suppress, crush come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority; "The government oppresses political activists"
repress - block the action of
		change undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"
repress - put out of one's consciousness
		suppress
		forget, bury be unable to remember; "I'm drawing a blank"; "You are blocking the name of your first wife!"
		psychiatry, psychological medicine, psychopathology the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders
		swallow believe or accept without questioning or challenge; "Am I supposed to swallow that story?"
repress - conceal or hide; "smother a yawn"; "muffle one's anger"; "strangle a yawn"
		smother, stifle, strangle, muffle
		stamp down, conquer, curb, inhibit, suppress, subdue overcome by conquest; "conquer your fears"; "conquer a country"

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Wiktionary

repress (Noun)
The act of repressing.
repress (Verb)
To press again.
repress (Verb)
To prevent forcefully an upheaval from developing further.
repress (Verb)
Hence, to check; to keep back.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

repress (v. t.)
To press again.
repress (v. t.)
To press back or down effectually; to crush down or out; to quell; to subdue; to supress; as, to repress sedition or rebellion; to repress the first risings of discontent.
repress (v. t.)
Hence, to check; to restrain; to keep back.
repress (n.)
The act of repressing.

Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥

repress
To press back or down effectually; to crush down or out; to quell; to subdue; as, to repress rebellion.

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repress, verb, present, 1st person singular of repress (infinitive).
repress, verb (infinitive).

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