repression
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1. the act of repressing; control by holding down (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | control, |
| definition | : | the activity of managing or exerting control over something (noun.act) |
2. (psychiatry) the classical defense mechanism that protects you from impulses or ideas that would cause anxiety by preventing them from becoming conscious (noun.process)
| hypernym | : | defence, defence mechanism, defence reaction, defense, defense mechanism, defense reaction, |
| definition | : | (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires (noun.process) |
| domain category | : | psychiatry, psychological medicine, psychopathology, |
| definition | : | the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders (noun.cognition) |
3. a state of forcible subjugation (noun.state)
| hypernym | : | subjection, subjugation, |
| definition | : | forced submission to control by others (noun.state) |
4. the act of repressing; control by holding down (noun.act)
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