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Selfpossession vs Suppression - What's the difference?

selfpossession | suppression |

As a noun suppression is

the act or instance of suppressing.

selfpossession

Not English

Selfpossession has no English definition. It may be misspelled.

English words similar to 'selfpossession':

syllabication, shellfisherman, sulfoxidation, shellfishermen, sillabication, sulphocyanogen

suppression

English

Noun

  • The act or instance of suppressing.
  • * 1980 , :
    • The suppression of uncomfortable ideas may be common in religion and politics, but it is not the path to knowledge; it has no place in the endeavor of science.
  • The state of being suppressed.
  • A process in which a person consciously excludes anxiety-producing thoughts, feelings, or memories.