Definitions for: Repression

[n] the act of repressing; control by holding down; "his goal was the repression of insolence"
[n] (psychiatry) the classical defense mechanism that protects you from impulses or ideas that would cause anxiety by preventing them from becoming conscious
[n] a state of forcible subjugation; "the long repression of Christian sects"

Webster (1913) Definition: Re*pres"sion (r?-pr?sh"?n), n. [Cf. F.
r['e]pression.]
1. The act of repressing, or state of being repressed; as,
the repression of evil and evil doers.

2. That which represses; check; restraint.

See Also: control, defence, defence mechanism, defence reaction, defense, defense mechanism, defense reaction, subjection, subjugation

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