Suppression

Word SUPPRESSION
Character 11
Hyphenation sup pres sion
Pronunciations /səˈpɹɛʃən/

Definitions and meanings of "Suppression"

What do we mean by suppression?

The act of suppressing. noun

The state of being suppressed. noun

Conscious exclusion of unacceptable desires, thoughts, or memories from the mind. noun

The failure of an organ or part to develop. noun

The inhibition of gene expression. noun

In psychology, a phenomenon of binocular vision, consisting in the exclusive predominance of a single monocular image and the consequent disappearance of the other. noun

The act of suppressing, crushing, or quelling, or the state of being suppressed, crushed, quelled, or the like: as, the suppression of a riot, insurrection, or tumult. noun

The act of concealing or withholding from utterance, disclosure, revelation, or publication: as, the suppression of truth, of evidence, or of reports. noun

The stoppage or obstruction or the morbid retention of discharges: as, the suppression of a diarrhea, of saliva, or of urine. noun

In botany, the absence, as in flowers, of parts requisite to theoretical completeness; abortion. noun

The act of suppressing, or the state of being suppressed; repression noun

Complete stoppage of a natural secretion or excretion. noun

Omission. noun

The act or instance of suppressing. noun

The state of being suppressed. noun

A process in which a person consciously excludes anxiety-producing thoughts, feelings, or memories. noun

Forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority noun

The act of withholding or withdrawing some book or writing from publication or circulation noun

(psychology) the conscious exclusion of unacceptable thoughts or desires noun

The failure to develop some part or organ noun

The act or instance of suppressing.

The state of being suppressed.

A process in which a person consciously excludes anxiety-producing thoughts, feelings, or memories.

(of an eye) A subconscious adaptation by a person's brain to eliminate the symptoms of disorders of binocular vision such as strabismus, convergence insufficiency and aniseikonia.

-n 1. an overly complicated, overly-syllabled example of public safety radio jargon 2. a way of attempting to sound smart and savvy when referring to the fire department or firefighters 3. one of the best reasons yet to return to 10-codes Urban Dictionary

A smashed in face, nose even with eyes, brachycephalic. Urban Dictionary

A person to have feeling of sadness and madness combined. Often reason people are down in the dumps. Urban Dictionary

Sup·press səˈpres/Submit verb forcibly put an end to. Urban Dictionary

Feeling of sadness and madness combined. Urban Dictionary

Similar to depressed. Someone that is sad and mad. Urban Dictionary

A drug or other substance that acts to suppress or restrain something. Urban Dictionary

A devious plot in which Republicans try to prevent those who are likely to support the Democratic party from voting. Usual targets are African Americans, the poor, and the elderly. Urban Dictionary

A strategy in which Republicans are trying to prevent people who might oppose them from voting, typically the poor, elderly and minorities. Usually they will claim they are just trying to stop voter fraud even though there is no evidence that that has been a problem Urban Dictionary

When a person recieving anal sex squeezes their butt cheeks together when the male pulls his penis out of the anus. Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Suppression

  • Antonyms for suppression
  • Suppression antonyms not found!

The word "suppression" in example sentences

But as he seems to think that what he terms the suppression of the objections ought not to have been made “silently,” I now break that silence, and state exactly what it is that I suppressed, and why. ❋ John Stuart Mill (1839)

About 300 reporters and photographers rallied Saturday against what they called the suppression of press freedom and freedom of expression during Vice Premier Li Keqiang's visit. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Indian army is stopping the violence which you all call suppression then so the Pakistan army is in the same boat. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The Chamber had fought what it called the suppression of company participation in elections, and hailed the Supreme Court decision in the case, Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Voter suppression is the most under-reported political scandal of our lifetimes. ❋ Glenn W. Smith (2010)

This week, I want to discuss something I call "suppression, regression, depression." ❋ Craig Ing (2011)

Business starts to cut Production Costs to the Bone; realism states the only truly variable conduit for such Cost-cutting lay in suppression of Wages. ❋ Unknown (2009)

•Trouble spot:: With at least five new starters projected for an overhauled defense, fixing the run suppression is a priority. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Mr. Kadyrov's savage brutality and repression — which conjure up images straight from the Stalinist period — did result in short-term suppression of the militants' activity between 2007 and 2008. ❋ Elena Milashina (2011)

On the other hand, the Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility have been critical of her work there, claiming that she has a "highly politicized approach to decision-making that resulted in suppression of scientific information, issuance of gag orders and threats against professional staff members who dared to voice concerns." ❋ Peggy (2009)

Some voter suppression is unintentional, the result of applying or misapplying changes in voting laws. ❋ Unknown (2008)

(Even with sovereign governments there is still a tension between limiting the scope of sovereign power, e.g. by a doctrine of enumerated powers or by federalism, and giving the federal government complete “freedom of treaty”, i.e. the ability to enter treaties on any subject, or at least in suppression of any kind of coercion, that they can actually enforce against their citizens and residents). ❋ Unknown (2008)

They, too, are not likely to be a cure, but their goal is long term suppression of the virus to the point that patients won't need other treatment for years. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Doing My Part For The Left warns that voter suppression is not just a Texas problem. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Thus the name suppression, or better yet corruption. ❋ Unknown (2009)

But for now, no one even knows whether long-term suppression is possible. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Dude, you got [the radio], call for suppression to [assist] us with suppressing this [patient]. ❋ Frateshaykr (2008)

[I like that] [pug] because its face is so [suppressed]. I'll pet the hell out of animals with suppressed faces! ❋ Snoutpresser76 (2009)

[Boi] that [Ryan] kid is [suppressed]. ❋ Turtleman5657 (2017)

The touchscreen banners are LAME. It looks like [freeware] with [ad] banners to [click] through them! Please suppress them! ❋ FumblesBB (2017)

Dude [Cassie] has been in [suppression] for [a while] now. ❋ Turtleman5657 (2017)

[Hi] I'm [Ryan] and I'm [suppressed] today. ❋ Turtleman5657 (2017)

[Nick]:"Do you ever [wonder] why [Judy] takes a lot of suppressants"? ❋ Furry1trash (2016)

Voter Suppression in Alabama works like this; first they require a state issued ID to vote, then they close all the [drivers license] stations in the [31] [counties] that have a black majority. ❋ Just_sayin' (2016)

In Texas as part of their Voter Suppression program a concealled carry [permit] can be used as an ID to vote, but a [student ID] from one of their state colleges does not count, it's pretty obvious who they're trying to stop from [voting]. ❋ Republican$$uck (2013)

[Juan] performed Anal Suppression on [Lance]. ❋ Mikey G Of Dublin (2006)

Cross Reference for Suppression

  • Suppression cross reference not found!

What does suppression mean?

Best Free Book Reviews
Best IOS App Reviews