repression B2 Topic:Actions & Processes US /ɹəˈpɹɛʃən/ See IPA manual Freq #19306 Meanings 1 noun The use of force or control to keep people from acting or speaking freely. The new regime was known for its brutal repression of dissent. 2 noun The act of holding back or controlling feelings or desires. Years of emotional repression eventually took a toll on her health. 3 noun In psychology, the mind's way of blocking out painful or unwanted thoughts so they stay unconscious. Repression is a defence mechanism that pushes anxious thoughts out of awareness. Thesaurus Word family Forms repressions Derived forms antirepressionautorepressioncorepressioncrossrepressionderepressionhyperrepressionnonrepressionoverrepressionrepressionaryrepressionismrepressionisttransrepression Related forms represssuppression Etymology AI details From repress + -ion. Topics Actions & Processes External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # repression **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ɹəˈpɹɛʃən/ **Frequency rank:** 19306 ## Meanings 1. The use of force or control to keep people from acting or speaking freely. 2. The act of holding back or controlling feelings or desires. 3. In psychology, the mind's way of blocking out painful or unwanted thoughts so they stay unconscious. ## Examples - The new regime was known for its brutal repression of dissent. - Years of emotional repression eventually took a toll on her health. - Repression is a defence mechanism that pushes anxious thoughts out of awareness. ## Derived Forms - antirepression - autorepression - corepression - crossrepression - derepression - hyperrepression - nonrepression - overrepression - repressionary - repressionism - repressionist - transrepression ## Related Forms - repress - suppression ## Etymology From repress + -ion. ## AI Etymology Repression comes from repress + -ion. Modern senses include the use of force or control to keep people from acting or speaking freely. and the act of holding back or controlling feelings or desires.. The wider word family includes derivatives such as antirepression, autorepression, corepression, crossrepression, derepression, and hyperrepression and related forms such as repress and suppression. ## Topics - Actions & Processes markdown