repress - Meaning in Konkani

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repress - Meaning in Konkani

repress Word Forms & Inflections

Definitions and Meaning of repress in English

repress verb

1. block the action of

   Example

   • "the process of repressing gene transcription"
2. put out of one's consciousness

   Synonyms

   suppress

3. suppress in order to conceal or hide

   Synonyms

   muffle, smother, stifle, strangle

   Examples

   • "muffle one's anger"
   • "repress a cry of fear"
   • "smother a yawn"
   • "strangle a laugh"
4. put down by force or intimidation

   Synonyms

   keep down, quash, reduce, subdue, subjugate

   Examples

   • "China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently"
   • "The government quashes any attempt of an uprising"
   • "The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land"
5. impede or hinder the natural development or self-expression of

Synonyms of repress

• suppress
• muffle, smother, stifle, strangle
• keep down, quash, reduce, subdue, subjugate

More matches for repress

noun 

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