Meaning & Definition of Suppressed in English
English⟶
Suppressed
/səprɛst/
adjective
1. Kept from public knowledge by various means
synonym:
- suppressed
2. Manifesting or subjected to suppression
- "A suppressed press"
synonym:
- suppressed
3. Held in check with difficulty
- "A smothered cough"
- "A stifled yawn"
- "A strangled scream"
- "Suppressed laughter"
synonym:
- smothered,
- stifled,
- strangled,
- suppressed
Examples of using
The news was suppressed for the time being.