Meaning & Definition of Suppression in English
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Suppression
/səprɛʃən/
noun
1. The failure to develop some part or organ
synonym:
- suppression
2. The act of withholding or withdrawing some book or writing from publication or circulation
- "A suppression of the newspaper"
synonym:
- suppression,
- curtailment
3. Forceful prevention
- Putting down by power or authority
- "The suppression of heresy"
- "The quelling of the rebellion"
- "The stifling of all dissent"
synonym:
- suppression,
- crushing,
- quelling,
- stifling
4. (psychology) the conscious exclusion of unacceptable thoughts or desires
synonym:
- inhibition,
- suppression