suppressed

sup·press  (s-prs)

tr.v. sup·pressed, sup·press·ing, sup·press·es

1. To put an end to forcibly; subdue.

2. To curtail or prohibit the activities of.

3. To keep from being revealed, published, or circulated.

4. To deliberately exclude (unacceptable desires or thoughts) from the mind.

5. To inhibit the expression of (an impulse, for example); check: suppress a smile.

6. To reduce the incidence or severity of (a hemorrhage or cough, for example); arrest.

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[Middle English suppressen, from Latin supprimere, suppress- : sub-, sub- + premere, to press; see per-⁴ in Indo-European roots.]

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sup·pressant n.

sup·pressi·ble adj.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	suppressed - kept from public knowledge by various means; publicised, publicized - made known; especially made widely known
	2.	suppressed - manifesting or subjected to suppression; "a suppressed press" silenced - reduced to silence; "the silenced crowd waited expectantly"
	3.	suppressed - held in check with difficulty; "a smothered cough"; "a stifled yawn"; "a strangled scream"; "suppressed laughter" smothered, stifled, strangled inhibited - held back or restrained or prevented; "in certain conditions previously inhibited conditioned reactions can reappear"