suppressed

[ suh-prest ]

adjective

1. stopped or kept from carrying on normal activity:

   In the late 1700s, all members of the suppressed Jesuit Order flocked to Rome from other European countries where they were not tolerated.

2. kept in or repressed, as a laugh, feeling, thought, etc.:

   I heard a suppressed giggle from under the bed.

3. withheld from disclosure or publication:

   There is a reasonable probability that the suppressed evidence would have produced a different verdict.

4. stopped or arrested, as a cough, bodily process, etc.:

   Their study examines how viral therapy combined with a suppressed immune response could be more effective against solid tumors.

5. vanquished or subdued; quelled:

   Six casino workers were killed in a brutally suppressed strike.

6. done away with or abolished, by or as by authority:

   Generations later, descendants of the colonists have generally accepted the formerly suppressed practice of tattooing.

7. kept from being expressed genetically:

   The promise of reversing sickle cell disease symptoms by reactivating a suppressed gene has attracted considerable interest.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of suppress.

Other Word Forms

• sup·pressed·ly [s, uh, -, prest, -lee, -, pres, -id-], adverb
• non·sup·pressed adjective
• qua·si-sup·pressed adjective
• un·sup·pressed adjective
• well-sup·pressed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of suppressed¹

suppress ( def ) + -ed ²( def )

Example Sentences

They are reunited by a mysterious package that threatens to expose a dark secret they've suppressed for 27 years.

From BBC

In recent history, we can see numerous potentially popular progressive initiatives that were sidelined, suppressed or watered down through a combination of conservative fear-mongering and establishment resistance.

From Salon

Kennedy-aligned leaders at the Centers for Disease Control suppressed a report showing vaccine refusals are behind the current measles outbreak.

From Salon

The signs include “identification of enemies as a unifying cause,” “controlled mass media,” “corporate power protected,” “labor power suppressed,” “disdain for intellectuals and the arts,” “obsession with crime and punishment,”and “rampant cronyism & corruption.”

From Los Angeles Times

Spared thanks to the efforts of his employer, Google, Alvin stumbles upon secret information that reveals suppressed details about the camps.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• barred
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• closed
• confined
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• prescribed
• reduced
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• shortened
• tethered