repression

Letters that make repression

s, o, e, n, p, r, i are letters that make 'repression'

Words within repression

rep, RES, Sion, re, si, PR, SI, SS, on, press, Io, ion, Re, Es, Pr, Si, repress are words within 'repression'


3 possible definitions for 'repression'

Repression as "(psychiatry) the classical defense mechanism that protects you from impulses or ideas that would cause anxiety by preventing them from becoming conscious"

Under this definition, repression is a noun and has the following properties:

repression as a type

'repression' can be a type of defense reaction, defense, defence, defense mechanism, defence mechanism, defence reaction.

repression as a category

'repression' can be a category of psychiatry, psychopathology, psychological medicine.


Repression as "the act of repressing, control by holding down"

Under this definition, repression is a noun and has the following properties:

repression as a type

'repression' can be a type of control.

Derivatives of repression

subdue, reduce, keep down, repress, quash, subjugate are derivatives of 'repression'.

Example of repression used within this context

"his goal was the repression of insolence"


Repression as "a state of forcible subjugation"

Under this definition, repression is a noun and has the following properties:

repression as a type

'repression' can be a type of subjection, subjugation.

Derivatives of repression

subdue, reduce, keep down, repress, quash, subjugate are derivatives of 'repression'.

Example of repression used within this context

"the long repression of Christian sects"



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