Suppressed vs Stopped - What's the difference?
suppressed | stopped |
(suppress)
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
(stop)
(of a vehicle) Not moving, but not properly parked or berthed;
(more generally) In the state resulting from having stopped.
(of a pipe) Having a stop; being closed at one end.
(of a plant) In a well-pruned state.
(phonetics) Made by complete closure of the organs in the mouth; said of certain consonants such as b'', ''d'', ''p'', and ''t .
As verbs the difference between suppressed and stopped
is that suppressed is (suppress) while stopped is (stop).As an adjective stopped is
(of a vehicle) not moving, but not properly parked or berthed;.suppressed
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(head)suppress
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- ''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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(en adjective)- We were stopped for more than three hours!
- ''They passed a stopped car on the side of the road, but realized there was nothing they could do to help.
- A stopped clock is right twice a day.