Repression — meaning in English
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English meaning
- repression noun The use of force or authority to control or suppress people, especially their rights or freedoms.
Senses
Repression is used for these senses in English:
- repression The act of repressing; state of being repressed.
- repression (psychology) The involuntary rejection from consciousness of painful or disagreeable ideas, memories, feelings, or impulses.
repression — full definition
- noun The use of force or authority to control or suppress people, especially their rights or freedoms.
- noun In psychology, the unconscious pushing away of painful or unwanted thoughts and feelings.
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