(v) put down by force or intimidation, Syn.reduce, quash, subdue, keep down, subjugate, Example: The government quashes any attempt of an uprising; China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently; The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land
(n) (psychiatry) the classical defense mechanism that protects you from impulses or ideas that would cause anxiety by preventing them from becoming conscious
v. t. [ Pref. re- + press: cf. L. reprimere, repressum. Cf. Reprimand. ] 1. To press back or down effectually; to crush down or out; to quell; to subdue; to supress; as, to repress sedition or rebellion; to repress the first risings of discontent. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Hence, to check; to restrain; to keep back. [ 1913 Webster ]
Desire of wine and all delicious drinks, . . . Thou couldst repress. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Cf. F. répressif. LL. repressivus. ] Having power, or tending, to repress; as, repressive acts or measures. -- Re*press"ive*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]
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