repress
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～ block the action of; "the process of repressing gene transcription";
repress
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～ put out of one's consciousness
repress
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～ put down by force or intimidation; "The government quashes any attempt of an uprising"; "China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently"; "The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land"
repress
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～ suppress in order to conceal or hide; "smother a yawn"; "muffle one's anger"; "strangle a laugh"; "repress a cry of fear"
repress
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～ impede or hinder the natural development or self-expression of
repressed
— Adjective
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～ characterized by or showing the suppression of impulses or emotions; "her severe upbringing had left her inhibited"; "a very inhibited young man, anxious and ill at ease"; "their reactions were partly the product of pent-up emotions"; "repressed rage turned his face scarlet"
represser
— Noun
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～ an agent that represses
repressing
— Adjective
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～ restrictive of action; "a repressive regime"; "an overly strict and inhibitory discipline"
repression
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～ the act of repressing; control by holding down; "his goal was the repression of insolence"
repression
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～ a state of forcible subjugation; "the long repression of Christian sects"
repression
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～ (psychiatry) the classical defense mechanism that protects you from impulses or ideas that would cause anxiety by preventing them from becoming conscious
repressive
— Adjective
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～ restrictive of action; "a repressive regime"; "an overly strict and inhibitory discipline"
repressor
— Noun
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～ an agent that represses
repressor gene
— Noun
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～ gene that prevents a nonallele from being transcribed
reprieve
— Noun
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～ a warrant granting postponement (usually to postpone the execution of the death sentence)
reprieve
— Noun
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～ the act of reprieving; postponing or remitting punishment
reprieve
— Noun
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～ a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort