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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10 January 2025

INTERSPERSION

(noun) the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; “the interspersion of illustrations in the text”


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