Represses vs Repressed - What's the difference?
represses | repressed |
(repress)
The act of repressing.
To press again.
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
(repress)
Subjected to repression.
(medical) Showing the suppression of emotions or impulses.
Pressed again.
As verbs the difference between represses and repressed
is that represses is third-person singular of repress while repressed is past tense of repress.As an adjective repressed is
subjected to repression.represses
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Verb
(head)repress
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Noun
(es)Verb
(es)- to repress a vinyl record
- Desire of wine and all delicious drinks, / Thou couldst repress .