- repression - a state of forcible subjugation; "the long repression of Christian sects"
--1 is a kind of subjugation, subjection
Derived form: verb repress1 - repression - (psychiatry) the classical defense mechanism that protects you from impulses or ideas that would cause anxiety by preventing them from becoming conscious
--2 is a kind of defense mechanism, defense reaction, defence mechanism, defence reaction, defense, defence
- repression - the act of repressing; control by holding down; "his goal was the repression of insolence"
--3 is a kind of control
Derived form: verb repress1 - repression - the act of repressing; control by holding down; "his goal was the repression of insolence"