zurückdrängen — meaning in English

English meaning

• repel verb To drive back or fight off an attack or attacker.
• repress verb To use force to stop an uprising, protest, or similar unrest from growing.

Senses

zurückdrängen is used for these senses in English:

• repel (transitive, now, _, rare) To turn (someone) away from a privilege, right, job, etc. [from 15th c.]
• repel (transitive, physics) To force away by means of a repulsive force. [from 17th c.]
• repress (transitive) To forcefully prevent an upheaval from developing further.

repel — full definition

1. verb To drive back or fight off an attack or attacker.
2. verb To keep something away by physical or chemical force.
3. verb To cause strong dislike or disgust in someone.

repress — full definition

1. verb To use force to stop an uprising, protest, or similar unrest from growing.
2. verb To hold back or restrain a feeling, urge, or reaction.

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