Definition of Suppression
Suppression
sup·pres·sion
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(noun)
an act or instance of holding back or forcefully keeping away;
e.g. There was much suppression of the media within the Soviet Union, and free speech was outlawed.
(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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