REPRESSION


Meaning of REPRESSION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ri-ˈpre-shən ]

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

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