āĻ āύā§āϏāύā§āϧāĻžāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻ āĻāĻŋāϧāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
to repress
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āĻĻāĻŽāύ āĻāϰāĻž, āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāύā§āϤā§āϰāĻŖ āĻāϰāĻž
to stop the expression of thoughts, feelings, or actions
Transitive: to repress thoughts or feelings
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He tried to repress the memories of the traumatic event.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻžāϤāĻŽā§āϞāĻ āĻāĻāύāĻžāϰ āϏā§āĻŽā§āϤāĻŋāĻā§āϞ⧠āĻĻāĻŽāύ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻā§āώā§āĻāĻž āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύāĨ¤
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āĻĻāĻŽāύ āĻāϰāĻž, āĻĒā§āĻĄāĻŧāύ āĻāϰāĻž
to suppress a rebellion, protest, or uprising through use of authority or force
Transitive: to repress a protest or uprising
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The military junta repressed protests violently, leading to widespread human rights abuses.
āϏāĻžāĻŽāϰāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāύā§āϤāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āώā§āĻāĻā§ āϏāĻšāĻŋāĻāϏāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻĻāĻŽāύ āĻāϰā§āĻā§, āϝāĻž āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻĒāĻ āĻŽāĻžāύāĻŦāĻžāϧāĻŋāĻāĻžāϰ āϞāĻā§āĻāύā§āϰ āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻāĻžāϞāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰā§āĻā§āĨ¤
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āĻĻāĻŽāύ āĻāϰāĻž, āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāύā§āϤā§āϰāĻŖ āĻāϰāĻž
to exclude unacceptable desires, thoughts, or memories from the conscious mind
Transitive: to repress memories
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She represses her painful memories of the accident, refusing to confront them.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻĻā§āϰā§āĻāĻāύāĻžāϰ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŦā§āĻĻāύāĻžāĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ āϏā§āĻŽā§āϤāĻŋāĻā§āϞ⧠āĻĻāĻŽāύ āĻāϰā§āύ, āϤāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻāĻŋ āĻšāϤ⧠āĻ
āϏā§āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻāϰā§āύāĨ¤
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āĻĻāĻŽāύ āĻāϰāĻž, āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāύā§āϤā§āϰāĻŖ āĻāϰāĻž
to hold back or prevent something from being expressed, developed, or revealed
Transitive: to repress an urge or action
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He tried to repress his excitement, but a smile betrayed his joy.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻāϤā§āϤā§āĻāύāĻž āĻĻāĻŽāύ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻā§āώā§āĻāĻž āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύ, āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤ⧠āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻšāĻžāϏāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻāύāύā§āĻĻāĻā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏāĻāĻžāϤāĻāϤāĻž āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāϤā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
repressed
represser
repressing
repress
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