Suppression Meaning

There are 4 meaning(s) for word Suppression

Meaning 1 : forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority

    Example : the suppression of heresy

    Synonyms : crushing,  quelling,  stifling
Meaning 2 : (psychology) the conscious exclusion of unacceptable thoughts or desires

    Synonyms : inhibition
Meaning 3 : the act of withholding or withdrawing some book or writing from publication or circulation

    Example : a suppression of the newspaper

    Synonyms : curtailment
Meaning 4 : the failure to develop some part or organ


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