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English noun: suppression | |||
| 1. | suppression (process) the failure to develop some part or organ | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | development, growing, growth, maturation, ontogenesis, ontogeny | ||
| 2. | suppression (act) the act of withholding or withdrawing some book or writing from publication or circulation | ||
| Samples | A suppression of the newspaper. | ||
| Synonyms | curtailment | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | restraint | ||
| 3. | suppression (act) forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority | ||
| Samples | The suppression of heresy. The quelling of the rebellion. The stifling of all dissent. | ||
| Synonyms | crushing, quelling, stifling | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bar, prevention | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | crackdown | ||
| 4. | suppression (act) (psychology) the conscious exclusion of unacceptable thoughts or desires | ||
| Synonyms | inhibition | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | abstinence | ||
| Domain category | psychological science, psychology | ||
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