suppressive

/ səˈprɛsɪv /

adjective

1. tending or acting to suppress; involving suppression
2. psychiatry tending to prevent the expression of certain of one's desires or to resist the emergence of mental symptoms

Example Sentences

Moreover, Ctdnep1 knockdown also led to increased absorption of calcium phosphate, suggestive of the suppressive role of Ctdnep1 in bone resorption.

From Science Daily

In Scientology, cult critics are labeled "suppressive persons," for instance.

From Salon

"By liberating these cells from the suppressive environment and growing them in the lab, we can rescue their tumor-fighting capacity when infused back into the patient."

From Science Daily

This gap is watched closely by voting rights groups and civil rights leaders as an indication of potentially harmful laws or procedures that could have suppressive effects on communities of color.

From New York Times

“It is suppressive. I think it is downright unconstitutional and certainly anti-democratic.”

From New York Times