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Inhibition vs Repress - What's the difference?

inhibition | repress |

As nouns the difference between inhibition and repress

is that inhibition is the act of inhibiting while repress is the act of repressing.

As a verb repress is

to press again.

inhibition

English

(wikipedia inhibition)

Noun

(en noun)
  • the act of inhibiting.
  • (psychology) a personal feeling of fear or embarrassment that stops one behaving naturally.
  • (chemistry) the process of stopping or retarding a chemical reaction.

    • See also

    * inhibit ----

    repress

    English

    Noun

    (es)
  • The act of repressing.

    • Verb

    (es)
  • To press again.
    • to repress a vinyl record
  • To forcefully prevent an upheaval from developing further.
  • *to repress sedition or rebellion
  • *to repress the first risings of discontent.
  • Hence, to check; to keep back.
  • * Milton
    • Desire of wine and all delicious drinks, / Thou couldst repress .

    Synonyms

    * (forcefully preventing an upheaval from developing) to crush out; to quell; to subdue; to suppress * (to keep back) to restrain; to hold back

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