repress
pronunciation
How to pronounce repress in British English:
UK [rɪˈpres]
How to pronounce repress in American English:
US [rɪˈpres]
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- Verb:
- put down by force or intimidation
- conceal or hide
- put out of one's consciousness
Word Origin
- repress
- repress: see press
- repress (v.)
- late 14c., "to check, restrain," from Latin repressus, past participle of reprimere "hold back, curb," figuratively "check, confine, restrain, refrain," from re- "back" (see re-) + premere "to push" (see press (v.1)). Used of feelings or desires from late 14c.; in the purely psychological sense, it represents German verdrängen (Freud, 1893), first attested 1904 (implied in repressed). Meaning "to put down" (a rebellion, etc.) is from late 15c. Related: Repressed; repressing.
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Example
- 1. Those with the most isolated populations can repress them , hoping to stay on the left of the curve .
- 2. These hostilities against an abstract noun were used not only to fight abroad but also to repress at home .
- 3. She said the buildup of soldiers near the turkish border is another sign of syrian president bashar al-assad 's intent to repress the syrian people .
- 4. After all , both mr ahmadinejad and his traditionalist opponents agree on the need to repress the green movement and to press on towards nuclear self-sufficiency .
- 5. But in germany , there was a problem : the old prussian state still clung to power and was determined to repress anyone who spoke out .