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suppression

supp·res·sion

US/səˈpɹɛʃən/ uncommon

noun

1.

(botany) the failure to develop of some part or organ of a plant

2.

the act of withholding or withdrawing some book or writing from publication or circulation

  • “a suppression of the newspaper”
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3.

forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority

  • “the suppression of heresy”
  • “the quelling of the rebellion”
  • “the stifling of all dissent”
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4.

(psychology) the conscious exclusion of unacceptable thoughts or desires

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  • hood suppression system Compound words
  • phenotypic suppression Compound words
  • space suppression Compound words
  • suppression order Compound words
  • voter suppression Compound words

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