Definition of Repression

control by holding down or holding back something (with force)

Examples of Repression in a sentence

His parent’s repression caused him to rebel at an early age.  🔊

The strict rules of the boarding school served as a repression for students.  🔊

Short on funds, the company instituted a repression in their finance department.  🔊

Women overcame repression in outstanding ways throughout history.  🔊

Many different cultures and religions face varying degrees of repression, daily.  🔊

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