Canadian French Meaning of repression

répression

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Definitions and Meaning of repression in English

Wordnet

repression (n)

a state of forcible subjugation

(psychiatry) the classical defense mechanism that protects you from impulses or ideas that would cause anxiety by preventing them from becoming conscious

the act of repressing; control by holding down

Webster

repression (n.)

The act of repressing, or state of being repressed; as, the repression of evil and evil doers.

That which represses; check; restraint.

FAQs About the word repression

répression

a state of forcible subjugation, (psychiatry) the classical defense mechanism that protects you from impulses or ideas that would cause anxiety by preventing th

Discipline,Inhibition,retenue,suppression,Sang-froid,contrainte,Discrétion,abstention,réserve,Maîtrise de soi

Désinhibition,gratification,Incontinence,indulgence,franchise,Candeur,franchise,intempérance,Excès,abandon de soi

repressing => répressif, repressible => Répressible, represser => oppresseur, repressed => réprimé, repress => réprimer,