repression
/rɪ'prɛʃən/
noun
10 letters3 syllables12 points in Scrabble®14 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS3
NOUN
1
A state of forcible subjugation.
“the long repression of Christian sects”
2
(psychiatry) the classical defense mechanism that protects you from impulses or ideas that would cause anxiety by preventing them from becoming conscious.
3
The act of repressing; control by holding down.
“his goal was the repression of insolence”
WORD FORMS
Related formrepress
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®12 points
Words With Friends®14 points
Double word24 points
Triple word36 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinepressionray
Starts & ends withR … N
Syllablesre · pres · sion
SYNONYMS & RELATED1
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