repressed
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Repressed memories bubble up, secrets are revealed, but nothing is resolved.
From New York Times • Jul. 14, 2022
Repressed emotions are dangerous, but, as countless medical studies have shown, sustained anger is both physically and emotionally destructive.
From The New Yorker • Oct. 8, 2018
Repressed emotions, repressed bonds, repressed loved ones can haunt us for the rest of our lives if we decide to shut them out.
From Salon • Oct. 29, 2017
While we wait to hear from the managers, how about we take a stroll down Repressed Memory Lane?
From The Guardian • Mar. 2, 2016
Repressed, unloved, intellectual, disappointed at every turn, passionate undoubtedly,—there was no knowing to what sudden extremes desperation might drive her.
From The Californians by Atherton, Gertrude Franklin Horn
Vocabulary lists containing repressed
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
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President Obama's Speech at the United Nations
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Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus
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