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Suppression vs Destruction - What's the difference?

suppression | destruction | Synonyms |

Suppression is a synonym of destruction.


As nouns the difference between suppression and destruction

is that suppression is the act or instance of suppressing while destruction is the act of destroying.

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.

    • destruction

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of destroying.
    • The destruction of the condemned building will take place at noon.
  • The results of a destructive event.
    • Amid the seemingly endless destruction , a single flower bloomed.

    Antonyms

    * construction

    Related terms

    * destroy * destructionless * destructive

    See also

    * devastation ----