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repressing repressing definition

repressing


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  repress 
 
  2  senses  of  repress 
 
  Sense  1 
  repress,  quash,  keep  down  subdue,  subjugate,  reduce 
  =>  clamp  down 
 
  Sense  2 
  suppress,  repress 
  =>  swallow 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  repress 
 
  2  senses  of  repress 
 
  Sense  1 
  repress,  quash,  keep  down  subdue,  subjugate,  reduce 
  =>  clamp  down 
 
  Sense  2 
  suppress,  repress 
  =>  swallow 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  repress 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  repress 
 
  2  senses  of  repress 
 
  Sense  1 
  repress,  quash,  keep  down  subdue,  subjugate,  reduce 
  =>  oppress,  suppress,  crush 
 
  Sense  2 
  suppress,  repress 
  =>  forget,  bury 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  repress 
 
  repress  used  as  a  verb  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  repress 
 
  Sense  1 
  repress,  quash,  keep  down  subdue,  subjugate,  reduce 
  =>  oppress,  suppress,  crush 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  suppress,  repress 
  =>  forget,  bury 
  -------------- 
 
  Overview  of  verb  repress 
 
  The  verb  repress  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  repress,  quash,  keep  down  subdue,  subjugate,  reduce  --  (put  down  by  force  or  intimidation;  "The  government  quashes  any  attempt  of  an  uprising";  "China  keeps  down  her  dissidents  very  efficiently";  "The  rich  landowners  subjugated  the  peasants  working  the  land") 
  2.  suppress,  repress  --  (put  out  of  one's  consciousness;  in  psychiatry) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  repressing 
 
  The  adj  repressing  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  inhibiting,  inhibitory,  repressive,  repressing  --  (restrictive  of  action  "a  repressive  regime";  "an  overly  strict  and  inhibiting  discipline") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  repressing 
 
  1  sense  of  repressing 
 
  Sense  1 
  inhibiting,  inhibitory,  repressive,  repressing 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  restrictive)  ->  unrestrictive 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  repressing 
 
  1  sense  of  repressing 
 
  Sense  1 
  inhibiting,  inhibitory,  repressive,  repressing 
  =>  restrictive  (vs.  unrestrictive) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  repressing 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  repressing 
 
  repressing  used  as  an  adjective  is  very  rare  (polysemy  count  =  1) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  repressing 
  repressing 
 
  Overview  of  verb  repress 
 
  The  verb  repress  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  repress,  quash,  keep  down  subdue,  subjugate,  reduce  --  (put  down  by  force  or  intimidation;  "The  government  quashes  any  attempt  of  an  uprising";  "China  keeps  down  her  dissidents  very  efficiently";  "The  rich  landowners  subjugated  the  peasants  working  the  land") 
  2.  suppress,  repress  --  (put  out  of  one's  consciousness;  in  psychiatry) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  repressing 
 
  The  adj  repressing  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  inhibiting,  inhibitory,  repressive,  repressing  --  (restrictive  of  action  "a  repressive  regime";  "an  overly  strict  and  inhibiting  discipline") 



repressing definition