repression /ri'preʃәn/
Meaning
English definition
- (n.) a state of forcible subjugation
- (n.) (psychiatry) the classical defense mechanism that protects you from impulses or ideas that would cause anxiety by preventing them from becoming…
- (n.) the act of repressing; control by holding down
Chinese translation
- n. 抑制, 压抑, 制止
- [医] 压抑, 抑制
Word details
- Part of speech
- noun
- Pronunciation
- /ri'preʃәn/
- Syllables
- 3
- Exam levels
- Postgraduate exam
- Frequency
- Zipf 3.51 · Super Super Rare
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