suppressive
Britishadjective
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tending or acting to suppress; involving suppression
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psychiatry tending to prevent the expression of certain of one's desires or to resist the emergence of mental symptoms
Example Sentences
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After receiving the transplants, the mice no longer needed immune suppressive drugs or insulin at any point during the six-month study.
From Science Daily • Nov. 26, 2025
That is why I believe protecting libraries from suppressive movements is a societal necessity.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 24, 2023
They have been through their own suppressive or traumatic environments and fell in love.
From Salon • Jun. 11, 2023
The two women who have taken the stand in the trial so far said they avoided going to law enforcement out of fear of being labeled suppressive.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 31, 2022
The metaphysical healers do away with these suppressive methods of treatment and allow Nature's acute cleansing and healing efforts to run their natural course.
From Nature Cure by Lindlahr, Henry
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