English noun: repression | |||
1. | repression (state) a state of forcible subjugation | ||
Samples | The long repression of Christian sects. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | subjection, subjugation | ||
2. | repression (process) (psychiatry) the classical defense mechanism that protects you from impulses or ideas that would cause anxiety by preventing them from becoming conscious | ||
Broader (hypernym) | defence, defence mechanism, defence reaction, defense, defense mechanism, defense reaction | ||
Domain category | psychiatry, psychological medicine, psychopathology | ||
3. | repression (act) the act of repressing; control by holding down | ||
Samples | His goal was the repression of insolence. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | control | ||