Repress Definition & Meaning
repress
- verb
- put down by force or intimidation; "The government quashes any attempt of an uprising"; "China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently"; "The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land"
- conceal or hide; "smother a yawn"; "muffle one's anger"; "strangle a yawn"
- put out of one's consciousness
- block the action of
"Repress" in song lyrics
See how repress is used in real songs:
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"Beware, those who contest, for no man, so you repress"
Black Lotus — 18 to Party (Premix) -
"express rather than repress"
AOL — AOL
Words that rhyme with repress
Usage tips for "repress"
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