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Repressed vs Nonrepressed - What's the difference?

repressed | nonrepressed |

As adjectives the difference between repressed and nonrepressed

is that repressed is subjected to repression while nonrepressed is not repressed.

As a verb repressed

is (repress) or repressed can be pressed again.

repressed

English

Etymology 1

repress + -ed

Verb

(head)
  • (repress)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Subjected to repression.
  • (medical) Showing the suppression of emotions or impulses.
    • Derived terms
    * repressed memory

    Etymology 2

    re- + pressed

    Verb

    (head)
  • Pressed again.

    • Anagrams

    *

    nonrepressed

    English

    Alternative forms

    *non-repressed

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Not repressed