SUPPRESSION

/səˈpɹɛʃən/ ► audio Scrabble 15 Words With Friends 19

Scrabble letter values: S1U1P3P3R1E1S1S1I1O1N1 = 15

Definition

  1. noun the failure to develop some part or organ.
  2. noun the act of withholding or withdrawing some book or writing from publication or circulation. — synonyms: curtailment
  3. noun forceful prevention. — synonyms: crushing, quelling, stifling
  4. noun (psychology) the conscious exclusion of unacceptable thoughts or desires. — synonyms: inhibition

Examples

  • “a suppression of the newspaper”
  • “putting down by power or authority”
  • “the suppression of heresy”

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