Definition of Repress
Repress
re·press
Definition/Meaning
(verb)
To restrain or suppress a feeling, thought, or action.
e.g. The government tried to repress the protests with force.
(verb)
to suppress a thought or deliberately forget something;
e.g. A part of her trauma response was to repress her memories of the incident for as long as she could.
(verb)
to restrain or prevent the expression or incidence of something;
e.g. She tried to repress her tears, but eventually broke down and started sobbing.
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