Suppress vs Repress - What's the difference?
suppress | repress |
to put an end to, especially with force, to crush, do away with; to prohibit, subdue
to restrain or repress an expression
(psychiatry) to exclude undesirable thoughts from one's mind
to prevent publication
to stop a flow or stream
(US, legal) to forbid the use of evidence at trial because it is improper or was improperly obtained
(electronics) to reduce unwanted frequencies in a signal
(obsolete) to hold in place, to keep low
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 is a synonym of suppress.
As verbs the difference between suppress and repress
is that suppress is to put an end to, especially with force, to crush, do away with; to prohibit, subdue while repress is to press again.As a noun repress is
the act of repressing.suppress
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Verb
- ''Political dissent was brutally suppressed .
- ''I struggled to suppress my smile.
- He unconsciously suppressed his memories of abuse.
- The government suppressed the findings of their research about the true state of the economy.
- The rescue team managed to suppress the flow of oil by blasting the drilling hole.
- ''Hot blackcurrant juice mixed with honey may suppress cough.
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Noun
(es)Verb
(es)- to repress a vinyl record
- Desire of wine and all delicious drinks, / Thou couldst repress .