Synonyms for repressed
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : ri-prest |
| Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈprɛst |
Top 10 synonyms for repressed Other synonyms for the word repressed
Définition of repressed
Origin :- 1660s, past participle adjective from repress (v.). Psychological sense by 1904.
- verb keep back, hold in
- Grant repressed an impulse to shout, and used the breath for an extra burst of speed.
- Extract from : « Good Indian » by B. M. Bower
- She was exactly the same as when they had parted, just as handsome, just as scornful, just as repressed.
- Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
- His breathing was a little quickened; but he repressed all other signs of agitation.
- Extract from : « A Tale of Two Cities » by Charles Dickens
- But Rawson knew that that slim body was tense with repressed emotion.
- Extract from : « Two Thousand Miles Below » by Charles Willard Diffin
- Imagine “swell up” from Sandford, the repressed and decorous!
- Extract from : « A Breath of Prairie and other stories » by Will Lillibridge
- She repressed a violent gesture, for her patience was deserting her.
- Extract from : « Nana, The Miller's Daughter, Captain Burle, Death of Olivier Becaille » by Emile Zola
- Juve repressed any sign of the satisfaction this declaration gave him.
- Extract from : « A Nest of Spies » by Pierre Souvestre
- Again he repressed a gesture of despair—six thousand francs!
- Extract from : « Doctor Pascal » by Emile Zola
- And now the sense of gratefulness cannot longer be repressed.
- Extract from : « Lotus Buds » by Amy Carmichael
- It was with difficulty that I repressed the desire to tell him he was quite welcome.
- Extract from : « Kent Knowles: Quahaug » by Joseph C. Lincoln
Antonyms for repressed
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