repressed

[US]/rɪˈprest/
[UK]/rɪˈprest/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. suppressed; restrained

Phrases & Collocations

repressed memories

repressed emotions

repressed feelings

Example Sentences

a cauldron of repressed anger.

a repressed desire to steal

The military government repressed the striking workers.

women who are sexually repressed

meaningful glances and repressed passion.

a very repressed, almost Victorian, household.

She repressed her desire to mention his name.

repressed hurt and previously unarticulated anger are explored.

the thought that he had killed his brother was so terrible that he repressed it.

Film News: Funnyman given the Generation Award — Adam Sandler became a box-office superstar by interpreting his favorite character: the repressed man-child.

Perhaps we have unconsciously repressed such bestial and horrific attributes only to see them reoccur in what is simply another manifestation of the same evil presented by the Antichrist.

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