Repression
nounrɪ'prɛʃən
Noun
a state of forcible subjugation
“the long repression of Christian sects”
Type of:SubjugationSubjectionthe act of repressing; control by holding down
“his goal was the repression of insolence”
Type of:Control(psychiatry) the classical defense mechanism that protects you from impulses or ideas that would cause anxiety by preventing them from becoming conscious
Type of:DefenceDefense
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