Repression
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
(psychiatry) the classical defense mechanism that protects you from impulses or ideas that would cause anxiety by preventing them from becoming conscious
Framework senses
- §1
- the act of repressing
- §2
- (psychiatry) the classical defense mechanism that protects you from impulses or ideas that would cause anxiety by preventing them from becoming conscious
- §3
- a state of forcible subjugation