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Word "REPRESSION" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
a state of forcible subjugation
Examples:
the long repression of Christian sects

Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
(psychiatry) the classical defense mechanism that protects you from impulses or ideas that would cause anxiety by preventing them from becoming conscious

Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
the act of repressing; control by holding down
Examples:
his goal was the repression of insolence

Crossword Clues for REPRESSION

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About newspapers: number one backing for subjugation (10)
Restraint shown by salesperson with doddery seniors (10)
Rioting prisoners free at last to expose feature of harsh regime (10) The Guardian Cryptic 17 Feb 2025
Act of subduing by force
Act of repressing
Crushing economic crisis making Democrat run The Times Sunday Cryptic 25 Aug 2024
Strict control on Sun and Mail, etc? No one's backing
Free press I only partially control
Restraint of newspapers in region with no golf The Telegraph Cryptic 30 Sep 2015
Act of subduing
Inhibition.
Relative of inhibition.
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