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alustus — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • priming noun A substance used as a primer.
  • repression noun The use of force or authority to control or suppress people, especially their rights or freedoms.

Senses

alustus is used for these senses in English:

  • priming (psychology) The implicit memory effect in which exposure to a stimulus influences response to a subsequent stimulus.
  • repression The act of repressing; state of being repressed.

priming — full definition

  1. noun A substance used as a primer.
  2. noun A form of seed planting preparation in which the seeds are presoaked in a nanoparticle solution.
  3. noun A harmful condition in which water is carried over from the boiler of a steam locomotive.
  4. noun The powder or other combustible used to communicate fire to a charge of gunpowder, as in a firearm.

repression — full definition

  1. noun The use of force or authority to control or suppress people, especially their rights or freedoms.
  2. noun In psychology, the unconscious pushing away of painful or unwanted thoughts and feelings.

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