Definition of repression Repression

/ɹipɹɛˈʃʌn/ - [reepreshun] - re•pres•sion

We found 11 definitions of repression from 5 different sources.

What does repression mean?

Noun Plural: repressions
repression - the act of repressing; control by holding down; "his goal was the repression of insolence"
		control the activity of managing or exerting control over something; "the control of the mob by the police was admirable"
repression - (psychiatry) the classical defense mechanism that protects you from impulses or ideas that would cause anxiety by preventing them from becoming conscious
		defence mechanism, defence reaction, defense mechanism, defense reaction, defence, defense (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
repression - a state of forcible subjugation; "the long repression of Christian sects"
		subjection, subjugation forced submission to control by others

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repression (Noun)
The act of repressing; state of being repressed.
repression (Noun)
The involuntary rejection from consciousness of painful or disagreeable ideas, memories, feelings, or impulses.

repression (n.)
The act of repressing, or state of being repressed; as, the repression of evil and evil doers.
repression (n.)
That which represses; check; restraint.

repression
The act, as by power or authority, of arresting or inhibiting the communication of ideas or facts as expressed in a practice, movement, publication or piece of evidence in a court proceeding.
repression
The psychological act of excluding desires and impulses (wishes, fantasies or feelings) from one's consciousness and attempting to hold or subdue them in the subconscious. (source: Wikipedia)
repression
The persecution of an individual or group for political reasons, particularly for the purpose of restricting or preventing their ability to take part in the political life of society.