n.
Pronunciation: ri- ' pre-sh ə n
Function: noun
Date: 1533
1 a : the action or process of repressing : the state of being repressed < repression of unpopular opinions> b : an instance of repressing <racial repression s >
2 a : a mental process by which distressing thoughts, memories, or impulses that may give rise to anxiety are excluded from consciousness and left to operate in the unconscious b : an item so excluded
– re · pres · sion · ist \ -sh( ə -)nist \ adjective