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Suppression vs Rejection - What's the difference?

suppression | rejection |

As nouns the difference between suppression and rejection

is that suppression is the act or instance of suppressing while rejection is the act of rejecting.

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.

    • rejection

    English

    (wikipedia rejection)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of rejecting.
  • The state of being rejected.
  • (sports) a blocked shot

    • Derived terms

    * rejection letter