(~s)
1.
Repression is the use of force to restrict and control a society or other group of people.
...a society conditioned by violence and ~.
= oppression
N-UNCOUNT: also N in pl disapproval
2.
Repression of feelings, especially sexual ones, is a person’s unwillingness to allow themselves to have natural feelings and desires.
...the ~ of his feelings about men.
N-UNCOUNT