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suppression

[ suh-presh-uhn ]

noun

  1. the act of suppressing.
  2. the state of being suppressed.
  3. Psychoanalysis. conscious inhibition of an impulse.
  4. Botany. the absence of parts normally or usually present due to the action of frost, disease, or insects.
  5. Radio, Electronics. the elimination of a component of a varying emission, as the elimination of a frequency or group of frequencies from a signal.
  6. Electricity. the reduction or elimination of irregular current oscillations or frequencies in a circuit.


suppression

/ əˈɛʃə /

noun

  1. the act or process of suppressing or the condition of being suppressed
  2. psychoanal the conscious avoidance of unpleasant thoughts Compare repression
  3. electronics the act or process of suppressing a frequency, oscillation, etc
  4. biology the failure of an organ or part to develop
  5. med the cessation of any physiological process
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • ԴDzȴܱ·sDz noun
  • ȴܱ·sDz noun
  • -ܱ·sDz noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of suppression1

First recorded in 1520–30; from Latin ܱō-, stem of ܱō “a pressing under”; equivalent to suppress + -ion
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No voter nullification, voter suppression or other skullduggery and interference will be needed.

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"Humanity demands that we raise our voices," al-Natour said, "despite suppression by Hamas".

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Forest management is indeed a sore spot in California, where decades of fire suppression have allowed vegetation to build up, which is in turn acting as fuel for the state’s larger and more frequent blazes.

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I think if you ask anybody that was on this show, they would have said that I was that vulnerable from Day 1 and it was more an exercise and suppression of that emotion.

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Statewide elections in some states are still relatively competitive, although voter suppression and purging have taken a toll.

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