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Meaning of repression | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized

Definitions

The act of repressing; state of being repressed
The act of repressing; state of being repressed.
countable, uncountable
The involuntary rejection from consciousness of painful or disagreeable ideas, memories, feelings, or impulses
The involuntary rejection from consciousness of painful or disagreeable ideas, memories, feelings, or impulses.
countable, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية القمع قمع كبت

Azərbaycanca cəza repressiya

Беларуская уці́ск

Bosanski represija репресија

Català repressió

Deutsch Repression Unterdrückung Verdrängung

Ελληνικά απώθηση καταστολή

Español represión

فارسی سرکوب

Suomi alustus pakkovalta pidättäminen sorto torjunta tukahduttaminen tukahdutus

Français répression

Gàidhlig ceannsachadh mùchadh

Galego represión

हिन्दी दबाव दमन

Hrvatski represija репресија

Bahasa Indonesia represi

Italiano repressione

日本語弾圧抑圧鎮圧

ქართული რეპრესია

Қазақша жаза сүргін

한국어 억압 진압 탄압

Latina coercitio cohibitio

Македонски репресија

Nederlands onderdrukking repressie verdringing

Polski represja wyparcie

Português repressão

Română represiune

Русский подавление репрессия

Српски represija репресија

Svenska förträngning förtryck repression

Türkçe baskı bastırma represyon

Українська придушення репресія

Oʻzbekcha jazo repressiya

Tiếng Việt đàn áp

Examples

“History shows that when governments fear the truth and increase repression, their days are limited.”

CEFR level

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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