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(re-pres-sion) 3 syllables

Definition

noun. the act of holding back feelings or thoughts.

Example Sentence

His goal was the repression of insolence.

More Example Sentences

Repression can lead to emotional problems later.

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Rhymes

  • deshane
  • deshon
  • eschen
  • freshen
  • hessian
  • hession
  • question
  • session

  • accession
  • aggression
  • compression
  • concession
  • confession
  • depression
  • digression
  • discretion
  • expression
  • impression
  • obsession
  • oppression
  • possession
  • precession
  • procession
  • profession
  • progression
  • recession
  • regression
  • repression
  • secession
  • succession
  • suppression
  • transgression

  • decompression
  • indiscretion
  • intercession
  • misimpression
  • nonaggression
  • repossession
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