represses

Meanings

• Verb

  Prevent (an unwelcome or harmful thought, feeling, or action) from expressing itself or having an effect.

• Verb

  Hold back or suppress, as a feeling or an impulse.

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Variants

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repress , repressed , 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 'repressare', 'repressus' - to check, to restrain.

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Trivia

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1. Repression is a common theme in many works of literature, including Sigmund Freud's 'The Interpretation of Dreams' and Fyodor Dostoevsky's 'Notes from Underground'.

2. The term 'repression' was first introduced into psychology by Sigmund Freud in the late 1800s.

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Related Concepts

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1. Repression theory: A psychological theory that explains how certain thoughts, feelings, or memories may be pushed into the unconscious mind due to their being unacceptable or distressing to the individual.

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Culture

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The concept of repression is commonly used in psychoanalysis and psychology to describe the process by which individuals suppress or hide thoughts, feelings, or memories that are considered threatening or distressing.

How to Memorize "represses"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a heavy weight being placed on a thought or feeling, preventing it from rising to the surface of your consciousness.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'represses' with the image of a dam holding back water.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember the word 'represses' as 're-pressing' or 're-pressing' unwanted thoughts.

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