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repressed repressed definition

repressed


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  repress 
 
  2  senses  of  repress 
 
  Sense  1 
  repress,  quash,  keep  down  subdue,  subjugate,  reduce 
  =>  clamp  down 
 
  Sense  2 
  suppress,  repress 
  =>  swallow 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  repress 
 
  2  senses  of  repress 
 
  Sense  1 
  repress,  quash,  keep  down  subdue,  subjugate,  reduce 
  =>  clamp  down 
 
  Sense  2 
  suppress,  repress 
  =>  swallow 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  repress 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  repress 
 
  2  senses  of  repress 
 
  Sense  1 
  repress,  quash,  keep  down  subdue,  subjugate,  reduce 
  =>  oppress,  suppress,  crush 
 
  Sense  2 
  suppress,  repress 
  =>  forget,  bury 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  repress 
 
  repress  used  as  a  verb  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  repress 
 
  Sense  1 
  repress,  quash,  keep  down  subdue,  subjugate,  reduce 
  =>  oppress,  suppress,  crush 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  suppress,  repress 
  =>  forget,  bury 
  -------------- 
 
  Overview  of  verb  repress 
 
  The  verb  repress  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  repress,  quash,  keep  down  subdue,  subjugate,  reduce  --  (put  down  by  force  or  intimidation;  "The  government  quashes  any  attempt  of  an  uprising";  "China  keeps  down  her  dissidents  very  efficiently";  "The  rich  landowners  subjugated  the  peasants  working  the  land") 
  2.  suppress,  repress  --  (put  out  of  one's  consciousness;  in  psychiatry) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  repressed 
 
  The  adj  repressed  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  pent-up,  repressed  --  (characterized  by  or  showing  the  suppression  of  impulses  or  emotions;  "her  severe  upbringing  had  left  her  inhibited";  "a  very  inhibited  young  man,  anxious  and  ill  at  ease";  "their  reactions  were  partly  the  product  of  pent-up  emotions";  "repressed  rage  turned  his  face  scarlet") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  repressed 
 
  1  sense  of  repressed 
 
  Sense  1 
  pent-up,  repressed 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  inhibited)  ->  uninhibited 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  repressed 
 
  1  sense  of  repressed 
 
  Sense  1 
  pent-up,  repressed 
  =>  inhibited  (vs.  uninhibited) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  repressed 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  repressed 
 
  repressed  used  as  an  adjective  is  very  rare  (polysemy  count  =  1) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  repressed 
  repressed 
  unrepressed 
 
  Overview  of  verb  repress 
 
  The  verb  repress  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  repress,  quash,  keep  down  subdue,  subjugate,  reduce  --  (put  down  by  force  or  intimidation;  "The  government  quashes  any  attempt  of  an  uprising";  "China  keeps  down  her  dissidents  very  efficiently";  "The  rich  landowners  subjugated  the  peasants  working  the  land") 
  2.  suppress,  repress  --  (put  out  of  one's  consciousness;  in  psychiatry) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  repressed 
 
  The  adj  repressed  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  pent-up,  repressed  --  (characterized  by  or  showing  the  suppression  of  impulses  or  emotions;  "her  severe  upbringing  had  left  her  inhibited";  "a  very  inhibited  young  man,  anxious  and  ill  at  ease";  "their  reactions  were  partly  the  product  of  pent-up  emotions";  "repressed  rage  turned  his  face  scarlet") 



repressed definition