repression
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
Britannica Dictionary definition of REPRESSION
[noncount]
1
a
:
the act of using force to control someone or something
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the state's repression of its citizens
b
:
the state of being controlled by force
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They survived 60 years of political repression.
2
:
the act of not allowing a memory, feeling, or desire to be expressed
