repression

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Noun repression has 3 senses

repression - a state of forcible subjugation; "the long repression of Christian sects"
--₁ is a kind of subjugation, subjection

Derived form: verb repress₁
repression - (psychiatry) the classical defense mechanism that protects you from impulses or ideas that would cause anxiety by preventing them from becoming conscious
--₂ is a kind of defense mechanism, defense reaction, defence mechanism, defence reaction, defense, defence
repression - the act of repressing; control by holding down; "his goal was the repression of insolence"
--₃ is a kind of control

Derived form: verb repress₁

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