definition of
suppression

[1] #1 suppression n. the failure to develop some part or organ. wn

[2] #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] #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] #4 suppression n. [inhibition] (psychology) the conscious exclusion of unacceptable thoughts or desires. wn