n. Function: noun
1 the action or process of putting down by authority or force FF1C; the repression of unpopular opinions FF1E;
Synonyms: choking, extinguishment, quashing, quenching, smothering, squashing, squelching, stifling, strangling, suppression, throttling
Related Words: check, control, curb, restraint; crushing, quelling, subdual
Contrasted Words: emboldening, encouragement, support
2 an instance of putting down by authority or force FF1C; repressions of racial minorities FF1E;
Synonyms: clampdown, crackdown, suppression
Related Words: crushing, extinction, smothering; limitation, restriction