Associations to the word «Repress»
Noun
- Violence
- Effort
- Joy
- Hostility
- Passion
- Tyranny
- Difficulty
- Degradation
- Cheer
- Pride
- Lac
- Chill
- Disappointment
- Military
- Sympathy
- Concession
- Memory
- Gesture
- Murmur
- Ambition
- Complex
- Sorrow
- Cruelty
- Picard
- Cell
- Contempt
- Recruitment
- Guilt
- Subunit
- Domain
- Satisfaction
- Dignity
- Translation
- Target
- Vent
- Freedom
- Scream
- Terror
- Surge
- Trembling
- Clergy
- Fold
- Constraint
- Supremacy
- Unionist
- Activity
- Glance
- Proclamation
- Coup
- Manner
- Weakness
- Burst
- Monsieur
- Mechanism
- Glucose
- Shout
- Tory
- Disturbance
- Attempt
- Temper
- Liberty
- Highness
- Wrong
- Riker
- Habit
- Stimulation
- Bound
- Comte
- Imagination
- Demonstration
- Frown
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
REPRESS, noun. The act of repressing.
REPRESS, verb. To press again.
REPRESS, verb. To forcefully prevent an upheaval from developing further.
REPRESS, verb. Hence, to check; to keep back.
Dictionary definition
REPRESS, verb. Put down by force or intimidation; "The government quashes any attempt of an uprising"; "China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently"; "The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land".
REPRESS, verb. Conceal or hide; "smother a yawn"; "muffle one's anger"; "strangle a yawn".
REPRESS, verb. Put out of one's consciousness.
REPRESS, verb. Block the action of.
Wise words
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truthful. Good words are not persuasive; persuasive words
are not good.