form of repression

collocation in English

meaningsofformandrepression

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form
noun
uk
/fɔːm/us
/fɔːrm/
a paper or set of papers printed with spaces in which answers to questions can be written or information can be recorded in an ...
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repression
noun[U]
uk
/rɪˈpreʃ.ən/us
/rɪˈpreʃ.ən/
the use of force or violence to control a group ...
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(Definition offormandrepressionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Psychiatric confinement of sane people is a particularly perniciousformofrepression.
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But the general futility of internment as aformofrepressionwas actively shown on that occasion.
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I believe that personal example will do more to attract people to religion than the use of anyformofrepressionagainst them.
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I think that we are getting near aformofrepressionover this, if we are not very careful.
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I would use the blockade and every otherformofrepressionin order to defeat it.
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That is why thatformofrepressionwas unnecessary.
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Psychiatric confinement of sane people is a particularly perniciousformofrepression.
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The book's primary shortcoming lies in its exclusive focus on the government's use of various forms of repression to protect its power.
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Thus, the particular forms of repression used during the years 1797-1802 were the product of opposing factors.
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The documentary explores more subtle forms of repression, secrecy and denial within a family, and confirms the complexity of marriage.
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