Dictionary Definition
repressing adj : restrictive of action; "a
repressive regime"; "an overly strict and inhibiting discipline"
[syn: inhibitory,
repressive]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Verb
repressing- present participle of repress
Extensive Definition
Repression may refer to:
- Memory inhibition, a critical component of an effective memory system
- Political repression, the oppression or persecution of an individual or group for political reasons
- Psychological repression, the psychological act of excluding desires and impulses from one's consciousness
- Repressed memory
- "Repression" (Voyager episode), episode of the science fiction television series Star Trek: Voyager
- The action of a genetic repressor
repressing in German: Repression
repressing in French: Répression
repressing in Georgian: რეპრესია
repressing in Dutch: Repressie
repressing in Japanese: 抑圧
repressing in Portuguese: Repressão
repressing in Slovak: Represia