repressed

Meanings

• Adjective

  Suppressed or kept from consciousness.

  - "She repressed her feelings of anger."
  - "The traumatic memories were repressed for years."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with repressed
depressed , suppressed , impressed

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Variants

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repressed , repress , represses , repressibilities , repressibility , repressible , repressing , repressive , repressively , repressiveness , repressivenesses , re-press , re-pressed , re-presses , re-pressing

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Etymology

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From the Latin 'repressus' meaning 'pressed back'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'repression' was first introduced by Sigmund Freud in his psychoanalytic theory.

2. Repression is not only a psychological concept but also appears in various other fields such as sociology, anthropology, and philosophy.

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Related Concepts

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1. Repression Theory: A psychoanalytic theory that explains how certain thoughts, feelings, or memories are pushed into the unconscious mind due to their inherent threatening or distressing nature.

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Culture

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The concept of repression is common in psychoanalysis and psychology. It refers to the unconscious suppression of thoughts, feelings, or memories that are considered uncomfortable, threatening, or distressing.

How to Memorize "repressed"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a heavy weight pressing down on unwanted thoughts or feelings to keep them hidden from consciousness.

2. associate
   

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3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Richard Of York Gave Battle In Vain' to remember the order of the vowels in the word 'repressed'.

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