pent-up

(pĕnt′ŭp′)

adj.

Not given expression; repressed: pent-up emotions.

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pent-up

adj (pent up when postpositive)

1. not released; repressed: pent-up emotions.

2. kept unwillingly: I've been pent up in this office for over a year.

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pent′-up′

adj.

confined; restrained; not vented or expressed; curbed: pent-up rage.

[1705–15]

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Adj.

pent-up - characterized by or showing the suppression of impulses or emotions; "her severe upbringing had left her inhibited"; "a very inhibited young man, anxious and ill at ease"; "their reactions were partly the product of pent-up emotions"; "repressed rage turned his face scarlet"

repressed

inhibited - held back or restrained or prevented; "in certain conditions previously inhibited conditioned reactions can reappear"

pent-up

adjective suppressed, checked, curbed, inhibited, held back, stifled, repressed, smothered, constrained, bridled, bottled up He still had a lot of pent-up anger to release.

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Translations

pent-up

[ˈpentʌp] ADJ [rage] → contenido, reprimido; [emotion, frustration, energy] → contenido
pent-up demand → demanda f reprimida

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pent-up

[ˌpɛntˈʌp] adj (emotions, feelings) → represso/a