🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

soppressione

Pronunciation / Transliteration: so-pra-ssio-ne

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Suppression/səˈprɛʃ.ən/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"La soppressione della libertà è un tema attuale."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The act of suppressing or the state of being suppressed.

    "The suppression of dissenting voices can lead to a lack of freedom in society."
  2. 2

    The prevention of the expression of a feeling or emotion.

    "Her suppression of anger during the meeting was evident in her tense demeanor."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'suppression' originates from the Latin 'suppressio', meaning 'a pressing down'. It evolved through Middle French before entering English in the late 14th century, where it retained the meaning of holding back or restraining something.

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