suppression
Collocations
3(noun.)
ADJ
total | bloody, brutal, violent
PREP
during/in the ~ of
Several journalists were arrested during the suppression of the protest last month.
Definitions
noun
The act or instance of suppressing.
The suppression of uncomfortable ideas may be common in religion and politics, but it is not the path to knowledge; it has no place in the endeavor of science.
The state of being suppressed.
A process in which a person consciously excludes anxiety-producing thoughts, feelings, or memories.
The entirety of acts aimed at stopping or preventing the enemy to execute such unwanted activities like firing, regrouping, observation or others.
In these circumstances the Communist guerrillas had survived Kuomintang suppression and in the autumn of 1931 they had launched a rising in the Huanglung Mountains of north Shensi.
A subconscious adaptation by a person's brain to eliminate the symptoms of disorders of binocular vision such as strabismus, convergence insufficiency and aniseikonia.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — (psychology) the conscious exclusion of unacceptable thought
noun — the act of withholding or withdrawing some book or writing f
- curtailment
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
6The suppression of uncomfortable ideas may be common in religion and politics, but it is not the path to knowledge; it has no place in the endeavor of science.
WiktionaryIn these circumstances the Communist guerrillas had survived Kuomintang suppression and in the autumn of 1931 they had launched a rising in the Huanglung Mountains of north Shensi.
WiktionaryUp till now America has called itself the world's police and continued suppression relying on military force.
Tatoeba · #328176Up till now the United States has called itself the world's police and continues suppression relying on military force.
Tatoeba · #1355350A caged bird represents a suppression of some urge or drive.
Tatoeba · #6683578I alone know the absolute truth of the matter, and I am satisfied that the time has come when no good purpose is to be served by its suppression.
Tatoeba · #7416400