self-suppression

self-sup·pres·sion

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Definitions of self-suppression word

noun self-suppression Psychoanalysis. conscious inhibition of an impulse. 2
noun self-suppression the act of suppressing. 1
noun self-suppression the state of being suppressed. 1
noun self-suppression Botany. the absence of parts normally or usually present due to the action of frost, disease, or insects. 1
noun self-suppression Radio, Electronics. the elimination of a component of a varying emission, as the elimination of a frequency or group of frequencies from a signal. 1
noun self-suppression Electricity. the reduction or elimination of irregular current oscillations or frequencies in a circuit. 1

before 1520

One of the 28% oldest English words

1520-30; < Latin suppressiōn- (stem of suppressiō) a pressing under. See suppress, -ion

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exclamation

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.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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