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suppression Synonyms & Antonyms

/səˈpɹɛʃən/

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Suppression as a Noun

1

The act or instance of suppressing.

2

The state of being suppressed.

3

A process in which a person consciously excludes anxiety-producing thoughts, feelings, or memories.

4

The entirety of acts aimed at stopping or preventing the enemy to execute such unwanted activities like firing, regrouping, observation or others.

5

A subconscious adaptation by a person's brain to eliminate the symptoms of disorders of binocular vision such as strabismus, convergence insufficiency and aniseikonia.

6

(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.

Word Forms & Grammar

suppression (countable and uncountable, plural suppressions)

Words That Rhyme With Suppression

Origin of Suppression

Borrowed from Latin suppressiō.

Word Facts for Suppression

Part of speechnoun
Pronunciation/səˈpɹɛʃən/
MeaningThe act or instance of suppressing
Pluralsuppressions