repressed
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You contextualize learned behavior; you contextualize trauma and things they learned that make them these repressed adults.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026
But seeing the show, in which two athletes enter a loving relationship, stirred repressed feelings.
From BBC • Jan. 31, 2026
The critic James Wood decried Mr. Barnes as “a thoroughly English writer,” meaning that he is clever and pedantic and emotionally repressed.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026
Sadi denied accusations that authorities had repressed the demonstrations sparked by Tchiroma's calls, insisting that "there was no disproportionate use of force by law enforcement".
From Barron's • Nov. 3, 2025
One or two of the wizards barely repressed a shudder as the hissing grew louder; something heavy could be heard sliding across the floor beneath the table.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
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