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Detailed Translations for repression from English to Dutch

repression:

repression [the ~] nom

  1. the repression (suppression; oppression)
    de onderdrukking
  2. the repression
    de verdringing
  3. the repression
    de bestrijding

Translation Matrix for repression:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
bestrijding repression challenge; contest; control; resistance
onderdrukking oppression; repression; suppression
verdringing repression

Related Words for "repression":

  • repressions

Synonyms for "repression":

  • subjugation; subjection
  • defense mechanism; defense reaction; defence mechanism; defence reaction; defense; defence
  • control

Related Definitions for "repression":

  1. the act of repressing; control by holding down1
    • his goal was the repression of insolence1
  2. (psychiatry) the classical defense mechanism that protects you from impulses or ideas that would cause anxiety by preventing them from becoming conscious1
  3. a state of forcible subjugation1
    • the long repression of Christian sects1

Wiktionary Translations for repression:

repression
noun
  1. onderdrukking, beteugeling