We repress the fact that we eat animals rather than barcoded containers from the supermarket.
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Repress
/ɹəˈpɹɛs/
Synonyms for "repress" (229 found)
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corkcork upcountercheckcowcrack down oncrushcurbdamdam updampdamp downdampendauntdebardefeatdelaydenydespotizedetaindeter
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disallowdiscouragedisedgedomineerdomineer overdraw the teethdrowndullembargoenjoinenslaveexcludeexclude fromextinguishforbidfrustrategaggoverngrindgrind downhamperhenpeckhidehinderholdhold backhold downhold inhold in checkhold uphugger muggerhugger-muggerhushhush uphush-hushimpedeinhibitinterceptinterdictinterfereintermeddleinterruptinterveneintimidate
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jump onkeepkeep backkeep downkeep inkeep in checkkeep underkeep under controlkilllimitlock inlord it overmaintainmastermeddlemufflemuzzleobtundopposeoppress
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outlawoveraweoverbearovercomeovermasteroverridepersistpour water onprecludepreservepress heavy onpreventprohibitproscribeput downquashquellquenchrefusereinrejectresistrestrainretainretardretundride override roughshod overrule outsavesave upsay no toscotchset backshushshut downshut down onshut outsilencesimmer downsit down onsit onslackensmashsmothersnubsquashsquelchstampstanchstiflestranglestultifysubduesubjugatesublimatesuffocatesuppressswallowtabootake the edge offterrorizethrottletrample downtrample upontread downtread uponturntyrannizetyrannize overunmanwalk all overwalk overweakenweigh heavy on
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6 entriesemotional repressionmemory repressionpolitical repressionrepression of dissentrepression of informationstate repression
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I could not repress a keen thrill of sympathy for the child, whoever it was, whose only Christmas was to watch, in cold and storm, the rich banquet ungratefully enjoyed by the lonely bachelor.
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Don't repress your emotions.
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The report also discusses actions by governments and other groups to repress the news media.
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