repression

See also: répression

English

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Noun

repression (countable and uncountable, plural repressions)

The act of repressing; state of being repressed.
The involuntary rejection from consciousness of painful or disagreeable ideas, memories, feelings, or impulses.

Derived terms

Related terms

repress

Translations

act of repressing

Catalan: repressió (ca) f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 鎮壓 (zh), 镇压 (zh) (zhènyā), 壓抑 (zh), 压抑 (zh) (yāyì)
French: répression (fr) f
Galician: represión (gl)
Georgian: რეპრესია (reṗresia), შევიწროება (ševic̣roeba)
German: Repression (de) f

Japanese: 鎮圧 (ja) (ちんあつ, chin'atsu), 抑圧 (ja) (よくあつ, yokuatsu)
Portuguese: repressão (pt) f
Russian: репре́ссия (ru) f (représsija), подавле́ние (ru) n (podavlénije)
Scottish Gaelic: mùchadh m, ceannsachadh m
Spanish: represión (es) f
Swedish: förtryck (sv) n

involuntary rejection from consciousness

Catalan: repressió (ca) f
Georgian: შეკავება (šeḳaveba)

Spanish: represión (es) f
Swedish: förträngning (sv) c

Anagrams

erpornises, respersion

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