Repressions Meaning

There are 3 meaning(s) for word Repressions

Meaning 1 : a state of forcible subjugation

    Example : the long repression of Christian sects

Meaning 2 : (psychiatry) the classical defense mechanism that protects you from impulses or ideas that would cause anxiety by preventing them from becoming conscious

Meaning 3 : the act of repressing; control by holding down

    Example : his goal was the repression of insolence