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repressed
adjective re·pressed \ri-ˈprest\
: stopped from being expressed or remembered
: having feelings or desires that are not allowed to be expressed
: kept under control by force
Full Definition of REPRESSED
1
: subjected to or marked by repression
2
: characterized by restraint
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First Known Use of REPRESSED
1665
Related to REPRESSED
- Synonyms
- conservative, low-key (also low-keyed), muted, quiet, restrained, sober, subdued, toned-down, understated, unflashy, unpretentious
- Antonyms
- flamboyant, flaring, flashy, garish, gaudy, glitzy, loud, noisy, ostentatious, razzle-dazzle, splashy, swank (or swanky)
Other Psychology Terms
Rhymes with REPRESSED
abreast, abscessed, appressed, armrest, arrest, at best, at rest, attest, backrest, beau geste, bed rest, behest, bequest, blood test, congest, conquest, contest, crow's nest, depressed, detest, devest, digest, distressed, divest, egest, eighth rest, field-test, flight-test, footrest, gabfest, half rest, hard-pressed, headrest, high-test, hillcrest, hope chest, houseguest, imprest, incest, infest, ingest, inquest, interest, invest, Key West, lovefest, love nest, Mae West, mare's nest, Midwest, molest, northwest, patch test, posttest, pretest, professed, protest, redbreast, request, revest, road test, scratch test, screen test, sea chest, skin test, slop chest, slugfest, southwest, spot test, steam chest, stress test, suggest, Trieste, t-test, unblessed, undressed, unrest, unstressed, war chest, whole rest, Wild West
Medical Dictionary
repressed
adjective re·pressed \ri-ˈprest\
Medical Definition of REPRESSED
: subjected to or marked by repression <a repressed child> <repressed anger>
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