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Concealment vs Suppression - What's the difference?

concealment | suppression |

As nouns the difference between concealment and suppression

is that concealment is the practice of keeping secrets while suppression is the act or instance of suppressing.

concealment

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The practice of keeping secrets
  • The condition of being hidden or concealed
  • (military) protection from observation or surveillance

    • suppression

    English

    Noun

  • The act or instance of suppressing.
  • * 1980 , :
    • The suppression of uncomfortable ideas may be common in religion and politics, but it is not the path to knowledge; it has no place in the endeavor of science.
  • The state of being suppressed.
  • A process in which a person consciously excludes anxiety-producing thoughts, feelings, or memories.