SUPPRESSION

inhibition, suppression

(noun) (psychology) the conscious exclusion of unacceptable thoughts or desires

suppression, crushing, quelling, stifling

(noun) forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority; “the suppression of heresy”; “the quelling of the rebellion”; “the stifling of all dissent”

suppression, curtailment

(noun) the act of withholding or withdrawing some book or writing from publication or circulation; “a suppression of the newspaper”

suppression

(noun) the failure to develop some part or organ

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

suppression (countable and uncountable, plural suppressions)

The act or instance of suppressing.

The state of being suppressed.

A process in which a person consciously excludes anxiety-producing thoughts, feelings, or memories.

(of an eye) A subconscious adaptation by a person's brain to eliminate the symptoms of disorders of binocular vision such as strabismus, convergence insufficiency and aniseikonia.

Source: Wiktionary


Sup*pres"sion, n. Etym: [L. suppressio: cf. F. suppression.]

1. The act of suppressing, or the state of being suppressed; repression; as, the suppression of a riot, insurrection, or tumult; the suppression of truth, of reports, of evidence, and the like.

2. (Med.)

Definition: Complete stoppage of a natural secretion or excretion; as, suppression of urine; -- used in contradiction to retention, which signifies that the secretion or excretion is retained without expulsion. Quain.

3. (Gram.)

Definition: Omission; as, the suppression of a word.

Syn.

– Overthrow; destruction; concealment; repression; detention; retention; obstruction.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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12 January 2025

HABIT

(noun) (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition; “owls have nocturnal habits”; “she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair”; “long use had hardened him to it”


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