suppression
noun
sup·pres·sion
sə-ˈpre-shən 
1
: an act or instance of suppressing : the state of being suppressed
2
: the conscious intentional exclusion from consciousness of a thought or feeling
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learned that suppression of her angry feelings didn't necessarily make them go away
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Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
What voter suppression tactics are being used here?
—Richard Boykin, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2025
Coupled with the eight-year war, the state suppression temporarily silenced the women’s movement.
—Narges Mohammadi, TIME, 7 Mar. 2025
The erasure and the suppression of more complete narratives have been going on for hundreds of years by those in power.
—Ellen Carpenter, AFAR Media, 5 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for suppression
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“Suppression.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/suppression. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.
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suppression
noun
sup·pres·sion
sə-ˈpresh-ən
: an act or instance of suppressing: as
a
: stoppage of a bodily function or a symptom
suppression of urine secretion
suppression of a cough
b
: the failure of development of a bodily part or organ
c
: the conscious intentional exclusion from consciousness of a thought or feeling compare repression sense 2a
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