Engelsk navneord: repression | |||
1. | repression (om tilstand) a state of forcible subjugation | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The long repression of Christian sects. | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | subjection, subjugation | ||
2. | repression (om proces) (psychiatry) the classical defense mechanism that protects you from impulses or ideas that would cause anxiety by preventing them from becoming conscious | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | defence, defence mechanism, defence reaction, defense, defense mechanism, defense reaction | ||
Overordnet emneområde | psychiatry, psychological medicine, psychopathology | ||
3. | repression (om handling) the act of repressing; control by holding down | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | His goal was the repression of insolence. | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | control | ||