Definition of Suppression
Suppression
sup·pres·sion


Definition/Meaning
(noun)
The act of suppressing or the state of being suppressed.

e.g. The government's suppression of free speech led to widespread protests.

(noun)
to intentionally exclude for the conscious part of the mind in order to forget;

e.g. The suppression of his memory allowed him to forget his trauma and move on with his life.



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