repression en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ɹəˈpɹɛʃən/
- [ɹəˈpɹɛʃn̩]
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English press English repress Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ion English repression From repress + -ion.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The act of repressing; state of being repressed.
History shows that when governments fear the truth and increase repression, their days are limited.
The most powerful educative force in the new society was, however, the system of police repression.
1978 [1976], Leszek Kołakowski, translated by P[aul] S[teven] Falla, Main Currents of Marxism, volume III: The Breakdown, Oxford: Clarendon Press, translation of Główne nurty marksizmu: rozkład (in Polish), →ISBN, →OCLC, page 52:
- (countable, uncountable) The involuntary rejection from consciousness of painful or disagreeable ideas, memories, feelings, or impulses.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| repressions | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
repressionary · nonrepression · transnational repression · repressionism · transrepression · hyperrepression · derepression · crossrepression · antirepression · autorepression · repressionist · overrepression · financial repression · corepression
Relateds
Translations (90)
fi tukahduttaminen (act of repressing) · cmn 壓抑 /压抑 (act of repressing) · fi alustus (act of repressing) · ky жазалоо (act of repressing) · tk repressiýa (act of repressing) · cs útisk (act of repressing) · fi torjunta (psychology: involuntary rejection from consciousness) · fa سرکوب (act of repressing) · ru репре́ссия (act of repressing) · ca repressió (act of repressing) · ca repressió (psychology: involuntary rejection from consciousness) · kk сүргін (act of repressing) · nl verdringing (psychology: involuntary rejection from consciousness) · bg поти́скане (psychology: involuntary rejection from consciousness) · fr répression (act of repressing) · az cəza (act of repressing) · pt repressão (act of repressing) · ja 抑圧 (act of repressing) · cmn 彈壓 /弹压 (act of repressing) · cmn 鎮壓 /镇压 (act of repressing) · bg спода́вяне (act of repressing) · fi tukahdutus (act of repressing) · hu elnyomás (act of repressing) · ka რეპრესია (act of repressing) · ka შევიწროება (act of repressing) · ky репрессия (act of repressing) · vi đàn áp (act of repressing) · mk репресија (act of repressing) · sv repression (psychology: involuntary rejection from consciousness) · gl represión (act of repressing) · tg ҷазо (act of repressing) · uk репре́сія (act of repressing) · sv förtryck (act of repressing) · he הַדחָקָה (act of repressing) · kk жаза (act of repressing) · de Verdrängung (psychology: involuntary rejection from consciousness) · lv represija (act of repressing) · fi repressio (psychology: involuntary rejection from consciousness) · be рэпрэ́сія (act of repressing) · sv förträngning (psychology: involuntary rejection from consciousness) · ko 진압 (act of repressing) · ja 弾圧 (act of repressing) · ka შეკავება (psychology: involuntary rejection from consciousness) · de Repression (act of repressing) · ug باستۇرۇش (act of repressing) · sv repression (act of repressing) · sk represia (act of repressing) · tr baskı (act of repressing) · nl onderdrukking (act of repressing) · sh репрѐсија (act of repressing) · ko 탄압 (act of repressing) · hu elfojtás (act of repressing) · sl represija (act of repressing) · sh reprèsija (act of repressing) · be уці́ск (act of repressing) · ru подавле́ние (act of repressing) · fi sorto (act of repressing) · kk репрессия (act of repressing) · fi pidättäminen (act of repressing) · bn দমন (act of repressing) · pl represja (act of repressing) · bg репре́сия (act of repressing) · nl repressie (act of repressing) · be падаўле́нне (act of repressing) · hi दमन (act of repressing) · az repressiya (act of repressing) · uz repressiya (act of repressing) · ru подавле́ние (psychology: involuntary rejection from consciousness) · lt represija (act of repressing) · ja 鎮圧 (act of repressing) · hu elfojtás (psychology: involuntary rejection from consciousness) · uk приду́шення (act of repressing) · gd ceannsachadh (act of repressing) · ro represiune (act of repressing) · el καταστολή (act of repressing) · hi दबाव (act of repressing) · ar قَمْع (act of repressing) · id represi (act of repressing) · gd mùchadh (act of repressing) · pl represja (psychology: involuntary rejection from consciousness) · it repressione (act of repressing) · de Unterdrückung (act of repressing) · cs represe (act of repressing) · hy ռեպրեսիա (act of repressing) · uz jazo (act of repressing) · ar كَبْت (act of repressing) · et repressioon (act of repressing) · es represión (act of repressing) · ko 억압 (act of repressing) · es represión (psychology: involuntary rejection from consciousness)