repression

Noun
  1. A state of forcible subjugation (synset 114020056)
    "the long repression of Christian sects"
    is a type of: subjection, subjugation - forced submission to control by others
  2. (psychiatry) the classical defense mechanism that protects you from impulses or ideas that would cause anxiety by preventing them from becoming conscious (synset 113571292)
    referred to in: psychiatry, psychological medicine, psychopathology - the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders
    is a type of: defence, defence mechanism, defence reaction, defense, defense mechanism, defense reaction - (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
  3. The act of repressing;
    Control by holding down (synset 100421707)
    "his goal was the repression of insolence"
    is a type of: control - the activity of managing or exerting control over something

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