Suppressing
noun, verb
noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The act by which something is suppressed; a suppression.
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of suppress form-of, gerund, participle, present
"The dispatches […] also exposed the blatant discrepancy between the west's professed values and actual foreign policies. Having lectured the Arab world about democracy for years, its collusion in suppressing freedom was undeniable as protesters were met by weaponry and tear gas made in the west, employed by a military trained by westerners."
Example
More examples"Suppressing one's anger is a virtue."
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