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Impression vs Crackdown - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between impression and crackdown

is that impression is the indentation or depression made by the pressure of one object on or into another while crackdown is abruptly stern measures or disciplinary action; increased enforcement.

impression

English

(wikipedia impression)

Noun

(en noun)
  • The indentation or depression made by the pressure of one object on or into another.
  • The overall effect of something, e.g., on a person.
  • *
    • , title=(The Celebrity), chapter=1 , passage=The stories did not seem to me to touch life. […] They left me with the impression of a well-delivered stereopticon lecture, with characters about as life-like as the shadows on the screen, and whisking on and off, at the mercy of the operator.}}
  • A vague recalling of an event, a belief.
  • An impersonation, an imitation of the mannerisms of another individual.
  • An outward appearance.
  • (advertising) An online advertising performance metric representing an instance where an ad. is shown once.
  • (painting) The first coat of colour, such as the priming in house-painting etc.
  • (engraving) A print on paper from a wood block, metal plate, etc.

    • Related terms

    * impressionability * impressionable * impressional * impressionism * impressionist * impressive * under the impression

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    crackdown

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Abruptly stern measures or disciplinary action; increased enforcement
  • * 2013 June 18, , " Protests Widen as Brazilians Chide Leaders," New York Times (retrieved 21 June 2013):
    • After a harsh police crackdown last week fueled anger and swelled protests, President Dilma Rousseff, a former guerrilla who was imprisoned under the dictatorship and has now become the target of pointed criticism herself, tried to appease dissenters by embracing their cause on Tuesday.