Uk English Meaning of repression
castigation
Other Uk English words related to castigation
- Discipline
- Inhibition
- restraint
- suppression
- Composure
- constraint
- Discretion
- refrainment
- reserve
- Self-control
- Self-restraint
- aloofness
- shyness
- command
- Continence
- control
- distance
- mastery
- modesty
- possession
- reticence
- self-censorship
- self-control
- self-sufficiency
- Self-denial
- Self-discipline
- Self-government
- self-mastery
- shyness
- silence
- taciturnity
- will
- willpower
Nearest Words of repression
Definitions and Meaning of repression in English
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
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
castigation
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,restraint,suppression,Composure,constraint,Discretion,refrainment,reserve,Self-control
Disinhibition,gratification,Incontinence,indulgence,bluntness,Candour,frankness,intemperance,Overindulgence,self-abandonment
repressing => repressive, repressible => Suppressible, represser => repressor, repressed => repressed, repress => repress,
