Adjective: suppressed su'prest- Manifesting or subjected to suppression
"a suppressed press" - Held in check with difficulty
"suppressed laughter"; - smothered, stifled, strangled - Kept from public knowledge by various means
Verb: suppress su'pres- Bring under control by force or authority
"suppress a nascent uprising"; - stamp down, subdue, conquer - Dominate or subjugate by unjust use of one's authority and power
"The government suppresses political activists"; - oppress, crush - Consciously restrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behaviour
"suppress a smile"; - inhibit, bottle up - (psychiatry) put out of one's consciousness
- repress - Lessen to the point of stopping
"suppress a yawn"; "this drug can suppress the haemorrhage"
See also: burked, hushed-up, inhibited, quelled, quenched, silenced, squelched, unreleased Type of: bury, check, contain, control, curb, decrease, disremember [US, informal], forget, hold, hold in, lessen, minify, mod [informal], moderate Antonym: publicised [Brit] Encyclopedia: Suppressed Suppress |