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- [ri-pres]
- /rɪˈprɛs/
- /rɪˈpres/
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- [ri-pres]
- /rɪˈprɛs/
Definitions of repress word
- verb with object repress to keep under control, check, or suppress (desires, feelings, actions, tears, etc.). 1
- verb with object repress to keep down or suppress (anything objectionable). 1
- verb with object repress to put down or quell (sedition, disorder, etc.). 1
- verb with object repress to reduce (persons) to subjection. 1
- verb with object repress Psychoanalysis. to reject (painful or disagreeable ideas, memories, feelings, or impulses) from the conscious mind. 1
- verb without object repress to initiate or undergo repression. 1
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Origin of repress
First appearance:
before 1325 One of the 16% oldest English words
1325-75; Middle English repressen < Latin repressus (past participle of reprimere), equivalent to re- re- + pressus, past participle of primere to press1
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Parts of speech for Repress
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
repress popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
repress usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for repress
verb repress
- anesthetize — to cause anesthesia in; give an anesthetic to
- anesthetized — to render physically insensible, as by an anesthetic.
- balmed — simple past tense and past participle of balm.
- beat down — When the sun beats down, it is very hot and bright.
- beat off — to drive back; repel
Antonyms for repress
verb repress
- accelerate — If the process or rate of something accelerates or if something accelerates it, it gets faster and faster.
- accessed — the ability, right, or permission to approach, enter, speak with, or use; admittance: They have access to the files.
- accessing — the ability, right, or permission to approach, enter, speak with, or use; admittance: They have access to the files.
- act upon — anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance: a heroic act.
- actuate — If a person is actuated by an emotion, that emotion makes them act in a certain way. If something actuates a device, the device starts working.
Top questions with repress
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