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repression
 
Noun repression has 3 senses
  1. repression - a state of forcible subjugation; "the long repression of Christian sects"
    --1 is a kind of     subjugation, subjection
    Derived form: verb repress1
  2. 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
  3. 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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