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Synonyms

repressed

American

[ri-prest] / rɪˈprɛst /

adjective

subjected to, affected by, or characteristic of psychological repression.

repressed emotional conflicts.

Other Word Forms

nonrepressed adjective
unrepressed adjective

Etymology

Origin of repressed

First recorded in 1900–05; repress + -ed ²

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