Repression

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

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(psychiatry) the classical defense mechanism that protects you from impulses or ideas that would cause anxiety by preventing them from becoming conscious

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Senses

2 more senses beyond the canonical

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the act of repressing

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a state of forcible subjugation

Classifications

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Entity Type

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

3 surface forms

plural: Repressions
possessive: Repression's
pluralpossessive: Repressions'

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