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Repression vs Detention - What's the difference?

repression | detention | Related terms |

Repression is a related term of detention.


As nouns the difference between repression and detention

is that repression is repression while detention is detention.

repression

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of repressing; state of being repressed.
  • The involuntary rejection from consciousness of painful or disagreeable ideas, memories, feelings, or impulses.

    • detention

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia detention)
  • (uncountable) The act of detaining or the state of being detained.
  • (countable) A temporary state of custody or confinement, especially of a prisoner awaiting trial, or of a student being punished.

    • Derived terms

    * detention basin * detention home