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pent-up

Letters that make pent-up

e, n, p, t, u are letters that make 'pent-up'

Words within pent-up

pe, pen, NT, en, pent, up are words within 'pent-up'

pent-up is a 7 letter word starting with p
pent-up is a 7 letter word ending with p

1 possible definitions for 'pent-up'

Pent Up as "characterized by or showing the suppression of impulses or emotions"

Under this definition, pent-up is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

repressed has the same meaning as pent-up

Similar to pent-up

inhibited is similar to pent-up.

Example of pent-up used within this context

"her severe upbringing had left her inhibited", "a very inhibited young man, anxious and ill at ease", "their reactions were partly the product of pent-up emotions", "repressed rage turned his face scarlet"