Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
REPRESSED
repressed, pent-up
(adjective) characterized by or showing the suppression of impulses or emotions; “her severe upbringing had left her inhibited”; “a very inhibited young man, anxious and ill at ease”; “their reactions were partly the product of pent-up emotions”; “repressed rage turned his face scarlet”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Verb
repressed
simple past tense and past participle of repress
Adjective
repressed (comparative more repressed, superlative most repressed)
Subjected to repression.
(medical) Showing the suppression of emotions or impulses.
Etymology 2
Verb
repressed
Pressed again.
Anagrams
• derepress, respersed
Source: Wiktionary
REPRESS
Re*press" (r-prs"), v. t. Etym: [Pref. re- + press.]
Definition: To press again.
Re*press" (r-prs"), v. t. Etym: [Pref. re- + press: cf. L. reprimere, repressum. Cf. Reprimand.]
1. To press back or down effectually; to crush down or out; to quell; to subdue; to supress; as, to repress sedition or rebellion; to repress the first risings of discontent.
2. Hence, to check; to restrain; to keep back. Desire of wine and all delicious drinks, . . . Thou couldst repress. Milton.
Syn.
– To crush; overpower; subdue; suppress; restrain; quell; curb; check.
Re*press", n.
Definition: The act of repressing. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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