repression
noun[U]
uk/rɪˈpreʃ.ən/us/rɪˈpreʃ.ən/the use offorceorviolencetocontrolagroupofpeople:
(尤指通过武力进行的)镇压,压制Thepoliticalrepression in thiscountryisenforcedbyterror.这个国家通过恐怖统治来实行政治高压。
theprocessandeffectofkeepingparticularthoughtsandwishesout ofyourconsciousmindinordertodefendorprotectit:
压抑;压制;抑制anattitudeofunhealthysexualrepression不利于健康的性压抑态度
Ruling & governing
- administration
- affairs of state
- ascend
- ascend the throneidiom
- bipartisanship
- government-owned
- government-sponsored
- governmental
- governorate
- hard Brexitidiom
- oppression
- oppressive
- oppressively
- oppressiveness
- overgovern
- subjugate
- subjugation
- super-government
- the politburo
- tinpot
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Science of psychology & psychoanalysis
Controlling emotions