repress

re·press  (r-prs)

v. re·pressed, re·press·ing, re·press·es

v.tr.

1. To hold back by an act of volition: couldn't repress a smirk.

2. To put down by force, usually before total control has been lost; quell: repress a rebellion.

3. Psychology To exclude (painful or disturbing memories, for example) automatically or unconsciously from the conscious mind.

4. Biology To block (transcription of a gene) by combination of a protein to an operator gene.

v.intr.

To take repressive action.

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[Middle English repressen, from Latin reprimere, repress- : re-, re- + premere, to press; see per-⁴ in Indo-European roots.]

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re·pressi·bili·ty n.

re·pressi·ble adj.

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repress [rɪˈprɛs]

vb (tr)

1. to keep (feelings, etc.) under control; suppress or restrain to repress a desire

2. to put into a state of subjugation to repress a people

3. (Psychoanalysis) Psychoanal to banish (thoughts and impulses that conflict with conventional standards of conduct) from one's conscious mind

[from Latin reprimere to press back, from re- + premere to press¹]

represser  n

repressible  adj

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	repress - put down by force or intimidation; "The government quashes any attempt of an uprising"; "China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently"; "The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land" quash, subdue, subjugate, keep down, reduce crush, oppress, suppress - come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority; "The government oppresses political activists"
	2.	repress - conceal or hide; "smother a yawn"; "muffle one's anger"; "strangle a yawn" muffle, stifle, strangle, smother conquer, inhibit, stamp down, suppress, subdue, curb - to put down by force or authority; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires"
	3.	repress - put out of one's consciousness suppress psychiatry, psychological medicine, psychopathology - the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders forget, bury - dismiss from the mind; stop remembering; "I tried to bury these unpleasant memories" swallow - keep from expressing; "I swallowed my anger and kept quiet"
	4.	repress - block the action of change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"

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repress

verb

1. control, suppress, hold back, bottle up, check, master, hold in, overcome, curb, restrain, inhibit, overpower, keep in check People who repress their emotions risk having nightmares.
control release, encourage, express, let out, give free rein to

2. hold back, suppress, stifle, smother, silence, swallow, muffle I couldn't repress a sigh of admiration.

3. subdue, abuse, crush, oppress, quash, wrong, persecute, quell, subjugate, maltreat, trample underfoot, tyrannize over, rule with an iron hand They have been repressed for decades.
subdue free, liberate

Translations

repress [rɪˈpres] VT → reprimir

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repress [rɪˈprɛs] vt

(= suppress) [+ desire, emotion, anger] → réprimer

(= oppress) [+ person] → réprimer

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repress

vt revolt, population, emotions, desires → unterdrücken; laugh, sneeze → unterdrücken, zurückhalten; (Psych) → verdrängen

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repress [rɪˈprɛs] vt → reprimere

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repress [rɪˈprɛs] vt → reprimere

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repress

v repress [rəˈpres]

to keep (an impulse, a desire to do something etc) under control He repressed a desire to hit the man. onderdruk يَكْبِت сдържам potlačit undertrykke unterdrücken καταστέλλω, καταπνίγω, καταπιέζω reprimir ohjeldama, talitsema سرکوب کردن tukahduttaa réprimer לְהַדחִיק दबाना, कुचलना svladavati, obuzdati elnyom menahan bæla niður reprimere 抑える 억누르다 nuslopinti, sulaikyti apspiest; apslāpēt memendam onderdrukken holde tilbake, undertrykke pohamować, stłumić reprimir a reprima сдерживать potlačiť potlačiti suzbiti betvinga, hålla tillbaka อดกลั้นไว้ bastırmak 抑制(衝動、慾望等) придушувати دبانا kiềm chế; đàn áp 抑制（感情等）

n reˈpression [-ʃən]

onderdrukking كَبْت، قَمْع сдържане potlačení undertrykkelse die Unterdrückung καταστολή, καταπίεση represión ohjeldamine, surveavaldus خودداری؛ سرکوبی sorto répression דִיכּוּי रोक obuzdavanje, zatomljivanje elnyomás penindasan bæling repressione 抑圧 억제 (nu)slopinimas, represija represija; apspiešana pemendaman onderdrukking beherskelse, undertrykking, fortrenging stłumienie, represje repressão represiune подавление; сдерживание potlačenie, represia zatrtje suzbijanje undertryckande, förträngning, bortträngd impuls, repression ความอดกลั้น bastırma 抑制 придушення; репресія انسداد sự kiềm chế; sự đàn áp 抑制

adj reˈpressive [-siv]

severe; harsh. onderdruk قَمْعي، كَبْتي потиснически potlačovací undertrykkende unterdrückend καταπιεστικός represivo rõhuv سرکوبگر؛ شداد sortava répressif -דִיכּוּי दमनकारी represivan, koji obuzdava elnyomó kejam bælandi repressivo 抑えつける 억제하는 represinis represīvs; bargs terpendam repressief tvangs-, undertrykkende represyjny repressivo re­presiv репрессивный represívny zatiralen represivan repressiv, undertryckande ซึ่งอดกลั้น baskı altına alan 鎮壓的 репресивний سخت thô bạo; hà khắc 抑制的

n reˈpressiveness

onderdrukkend قَمْعِيَّه، حالَة الكَبْت потисничество potlačování undertrykkelse die Unterdrückung καταπιεστικότητα carácter represivo rõhumine قلع و قمع سازی repressiivisyys caractère répressif דִיכּוּי दमनकारिता, निरोधात्मकता represivnost elnyomási hajlam kekejaman bæling carattere repressivo 抑圧 억압적임 represyvumas represivitāte pemendaman onderdrukking det som er undertrykkende represyjność carácter repressivo caracter represiv репрессивность represívnosť zatiralstvo represivnost undertryckande, repression ความอดกลั้น baskı yapma 鎮壓 репресивність شدت sự thô bạo; sự hà khắc 抑制