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suppression

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Synonyms: supression, oppression, suppressing, suppressive, suppressor, supersession, suppressions

Antonyms: supression, oppression, suppressing, suppressive, suppressor, supersession, suppressions

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Noun

  1. The act or instance of [[suppress]]ing.
  2. The state of being [[suppress]]ed.
  3. {{lb|en|psychology}} A process in which a person consciously excludes anxiety-producing thoughts, feelings, or memories.
  4. {{lb|en|military}} The entirety of acts aimed at stopping or preventing the enemy to execute such unwanted activities like firing, regrouping, observation or others.
  5. {{lb|en|of an eye}} A subconscious adaptation by a person's brain to eliminate the symptoms of disorders of binocular vision such as strabismus, convergence insufficiency and aniseikonia.

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