Suppression - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |səˈpreʃn|  American pronunciation of the word suppression
Brit.  |səˈpreʃ(ə)n|  British pronunciation of the word suppression

noun

- the failure to develop some part or organ
- the act of withholding or withdrawing some book or writing from publication or circulation (syn: curtailment)
a suppression of the newspaper
- forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority (syn: crushing, stifling)
the suppression of heresy
- (psychology) the conscious exclusion of unacceptable thoughts or desires (syn: inhibition)

Extra examples

...learned that suppression of her angry feelings didn't necessarily make them go away...

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