suppression has definitions from the fields of psychology,biology
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[ noun ] forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority

Examples

"the suppression of heresy" "the quelling of the rebellion" "the stifling of all dissent"

2
[ noun ] the act of withholding or withdrawing some book or writing from publication or circulation

Synonyms

curtailment

Examples

"a suppression of the newspaper"

Related terms

restraint crackdown restrain

3
[ noun ] (botany) the failure to develop of some part or organ of a plant

Related terms

growth botany

4
[ noun ] (psychology) the conscious exclusion of unacceptable thoughts or desires

Synonyms

inhibition

Related terms

abstinence psychology

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