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Suppressed vs Pressed - What's the difference?

suppressed | pressed |

As verbs the difference between suppressed and pressed

is that suppressed is (suppress) while pressed is (press).

As an adjective pressed is

under strain or deprivation.

suppressed

English

Verb

(head)
  • (suppress)

  • suppress

    English

    Verb

  • to put an end to, especially with force, to crush, do away with; to prohibit, subdue
  • ''Political dissent was brutally suppressed .
  • to restrain or repress an expression
  • ''I struggled to suppress my smile.
  • (psychiatry) to exclude undesirable thoughts from one's mind
  • He unconsciously suppressed his memories of abuse.
  • to prevent publication
  • The government suppressed the findings of their research about the true state of the economy.
  • to stop a flow or stream
  • The rescue team managed to suppress the flow of oil by blasting the drilling hole.
    ''Hot blackcurrant juice mixed with honey may suppress cough.
  • (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
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    pressed

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (press)
  • contraction of impressed
  • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Under strain or deprivation.
  • The staff was even more pressed for useful intelligence about the enemy's intentions than it was about the enemy's capabilities.
    He found himself hard pressed .

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