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🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

抑圧する

Pronunciation / Transliteration: yokuatsu suru

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Suppress/səˈprɛs/
verbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2850 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"彼は自分の感情を抑圧する傾向がある。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To forcibly put an end to an activity, group, or feeling.

    "The government used military force to suppress the uprising."
  2. 2

    To prevent the development, action, or expression of something, such as an emotion or scientific data.

    "She tried hard to suppress a smile when she heard the funny news."
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Synonyms (3)
Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'supprimere', a combination of 'sub-' (under) and 'premere' (to press). It entered the English language in the late 15th century initially meaning to put an end to by force, later evolving to include the psychological repression of thoughts or emotions.

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