Suppression Definition

suppression
noun
  1. the failure to develop some part or organ
  2. the act of withholding or withdrawing some book or writing from publication or circulation; "a suppression of the newspaper"
  3. forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority; "the suppression of heresy"; "the quelling of the rebellion"; "the stifling of all dissent"
  4. (psychology) the conscious exclusion of unacceptable thoughts or desires

"Suppression" in song lyrics

See how suppression is used in real songs:

  • "A rhetorical question, historical suppression"
    Bishop Lamont — HisStory
  • "But you keep asking questions, depressions, suppression"
    David Banner f/ Tank — Let Me In
  • "duotan pd suppression"
    AOL — AOL

Usage tips for "suppression"

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