What is the meaning of repressed?

verb

  • Put down by force or intimidation.
    • usage: "The government quashes any attempt of an uprising"; "China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently"; "The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land"
  • Conceal or hide.
    • usage: "smother a yawn"; "muffle one's anger"; "strangle a yawn"
  • Put out of one's consciousness.
  • Block the action of.

adjective

  • Characterized by or showing the suppression of impulses or emotions.
    • usage: "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"
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