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#1 suppression n. the failure to develop some part or organ. wn
#2 suppression n. [curtailment] the act of withholding or withdrawing some book or writing from publication or circulation; "a suppression of the newspaper". wn
#3 suppression n. [crushing, quelling, stifling] forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority; "the suppression of heresy"; "the quelling of the rebellion"; "the stifling of all dissent". wn
#4 suppression n. [inhibition] (psychology) the conscious exclusion of unacceptable thoughts or desires. wn
#2 suppression n. [curtailment] the act of withholding or withdrawing some book or writing from publication or circulation; "a suppression of the newspaper". wn
#3 suppression n. [crushing, quelling, stifling] forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority; "the suppression of heresy"; "the quelling of the rebellion"; "the stifling of all dissent". wn
#4 suppression n. [inhibition] (psychology) the conscious exclusion of unacceptable thoughts or desires. wn
