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Suppression vs Detention - What's the difference?

suppression | detention | Synonyms |

Suppression is a synonym of detention.


As nouns the difference between suppression and detention

is that suppression is the act or instance of suppressing while detention is detention.

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.

    • detention

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia detention)
  • (uncountable) The act of detaining or the state of being detained.
  • (countable) A temporary state of custody or confinement, especially of a prisoner awaiting trial, or of a student being punished.

    • Derived terms

    * detention basin * detention home