Repressing — synonyms, definition

1. repressing (Adjective)

inhibitory repressive

repressing (Adjective) — Restrictive of action. ex. "a repressing regime"

2. repressing (Verb)

keeping down muffling quashing reducing smothering stifling strangling subduing subjugating suppressing

repressing (Verb) — Put down by force or intimidation. ex. "The government represses any attempt of an uprising"

repressing (Verb) — Conceal or hide. ex. "repress a yawn"

repressing (Verb) — (psychiatry) put out of one's consciousness.

repressing (Verb) — Block the action of.

burying changing conquering crushing curbing disremembering forgetting inhibiting oppressing stamping down subduing suppressing swallowing