repressed
/rɪˈprɛst/
verb
- Past tense and past participle of 'repress'.
- The government repressed the rebellion with force.
- She repressed her urge to laugh during the serious meeting.
- He repressed the painful memory for many years.
adjective
- Describing a person who does not express their emotions, desires, or thoughts, often because they were taught to hide them.
- He grew up in a strict household and became a very repressed adult.
- Many people feel repressed when they cannot talk about their feelings openly.
- The character in the novel is a repressed individual who never shows anger.
- Describing feelings, desires, or memories that are kept hidden in the mind, often without the person realizing it.
- She had repressed memories of the accident that came back years later.
- The therapist helped him uncover his repressed fears.
- His repressed anger suddenly exploded during the argument.
- Controlled or held back by force or authority.
- The citizens lived under a repressed regime that banned free speech.
- The country's repressed economy finally began to grow after the reforms.
- Repressed protests often lead to more conflict later.
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