Definition of Repressed
Repressed
re·pressed
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(adjective)
suppressed or restrained, kept unconscious or unexpressed in one's mind;
e.g. Her feelings remained repressed and she was never able to express them.
(adjective)
somehow restrained or oppressed, especially relating to people who have been oppressed, or less often, thoughts and desires that have been repressed;
e.g. The government offered assistance to repressed ethnic groups.
(verb)
forcefully suppressed or subdued someone/something;
e.g. The police repressed the riots almost immediately.
(verb)
restrained oneself from experiencing a feeling, thought, or desire, suppressed a feeling/desire in one's mind, or broadly, prevented something from developing or being expressed;
e.g. She repressed any thoughts of them because she didn't have time to think about missing them. They repressed their laughter so as not to seem rude.
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