Represses vs Repressed - What's the difference?

As verbs the difference between represses and repressed

is that represses is third-person singular of repress while repressed is past tense of repress.

subjected to repression.

(head)

(repress)

(es)

The act of repressing.

(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 .

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

repress + -ed

(head)

(repress)

(en adjective)

Subjected to repression.

(medical) Showing the suppression of emotions or impulses.

* repressed memory

re- + pressed

(head)

Pressed again.