suppression
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suppression Definition
(n) (
botany
)
the
failure
to
develop
of
some
part
or
organ
of
a
plant
(n)
the
act
of
withholding
or
withdrawing
some
book
or
writing
from
publication
or
circulation
; "
a
suppression
of
the
newspaper
"
(n)
forceful
prevention
;
putting
down
by
power
or
authority
; "
the
suppression
of
heresy
"; "
the
quelling
of
the
rebellion
"; "
the
stifling
of
all
dissent
"
(n) (
psychology
)
the
conscious
exclusion
of
unacceptable
thoughts
or
desires
suppression Synonyms
crushing
curtailment
inhibition
quelling
stifling
suppression
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