Suppression

/səpɹˈɛʃən/

/səˈpɹɛʃən/

[noun]

Suppression

[NOUN]

the act of preventing the publication or distribution of written material, often due to its content

synonyms : curtailment

the act of forcefully stopping or limiting something using authority

synonyms : crushing

quelling

stifling

(psychology) the conscious act of holding a thought or feeling back

synonyms : inhibition

the failure to develop some part or organ

Examples

1. Suppression is now denying our voices.

2. We stopped suppression.

3. So, voter suppression has three pieces.

4. Suppression of physiological vasodilatory prostaglandins by NSAIDs may increase the risk for hypertension, edema, and exacerbate pre-existing heart failures.