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pent-up
01
(of an emotion, etc.) restrained or restricted, often due to external factors
Grammatical Information
Composition
Compound
qualitative
Superlative
most pent-up
Comparative
more pent-up
gradable
Examples
After weeks of rainy weather, the children had a pent-up desire to play outside in the sunshine.
02
keeping emotions, desires, etc. inside and not releasing or expressing them outwardly
Examples
He felt too pent-up to socialize at the party.
