noun Download 🔗Share The act or instance of suppressing. Examples : "The government's suppression of free speech led to widespread protests. " politics government right action police military war society state law Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The state of being suppressed. Examples : "The suppression of his enthusiasm for the project was evident in his quiet demeanor. " politics government police military law state society action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A process in which a person consciously excludes anxiety-producing thoughts, feelings, or memories. Examples : "To avoid feeling anxious about the upcoming exam, Sarah used suppression to push away worries about her math concepts. " mind emotion process Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (of an eye) A subconscious adaptation by a person's brain to eliminate the symptoms of disorders of binocular vision such as strabismus, convergence insufficiency and aniseikonia. Examples : "The child's brain showed a suppression of the image from the misaligned eye, making it difficult for her to see clearly in her classes. " medicine physiology body mind sensation Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading