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Suppression (Noun)

Meaning 1

The failure to develop some part or organ.

Classification

Nouns denoting natural processes.

Hypernyms

  • Ontogenesis
  • Maturation
  • Growing
  • Development
  • Ontogeny

Meaning 2

The act of withholding or withdrawing some book or writing from publication or circulation; "a suppression of the newspaper".

Classification

Nouns denoting acts or actions.

Synonyms

  • Curtailment

Related Words

  • Suppress (verb)

Meaning 3

Forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority; "the suppression of heresy"; "the quelling of the rebellion"; "the stifling of all dissent".

Classification

Nouns denoting acts or actions.

Synonyms

  • Crushing
  • Stifling
  • Quelling

Hypernyms

  • Bar

Related Words

  • Suppress (verb)

Meaning 4

(psychology) the conscious exclusion of unacceptable thoughts or desires.

Classification

Nouns denoting acts or actions.

Synonyms

  • Inhibition

Hypernyms

  • Abstinence

Related Words

  • Suppress (verb)
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