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repressed

[ri-prest] / rɪˈprɛst /








ADJECTIVE
smothered
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Gadd explains he thought it was interesting to show the two repressed men living in Glasgow, a city that has gone through so much change.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

He is raised to be idle, insular and emotionally repressed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Inside Iran, opposition figures have been repressed and imprisoned, as was the case with jailed 2023 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi.

From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026

Not all of Alexander’s theories have aged well, Gilberg said — repressed emotions do not cause asthma, to name one since-debunked idea.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 13, 2026

From a very early age, I understood enough, just enough about my classroom experiences to keep what I knew repressed, hidden beneath layers of embarrassment.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez




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