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repression
noun
the act of repressing; control by holding down
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noun
the act of repressing; control by holding down
“his goal was the repression of insolence”
noun
(psychiatry) the classical defense mechanism that protects you from impulses or ideas that would cause anxiety by preventing them from becoming conscious
noun
a state of forcible subjugation
“the long repression of Christian sects”
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his goal was the repression of insolence
the long repression of Christian sects