repression

名词 repression:

1. a state of forcible subjugation
2. (psychiatry) the classical defense mechanism that protects you from impulses or ideas that would cause anxiety by preventing them from becoming conscious
3. the act of repressing; control by holding down

1. The government's repression of the strike failed.
   政府对这次罢工的镇压失败了。
2. His repression broke out.
   他的压抑终于爆发了。

re.pres.sion

n.（名词）
The act of repressing or the state of being repressed.
压制：压抑的行为或被压抑的状态
Psychology The unconscious exclusion of painful impulses, desires, or fears from the conscious mind.
【心理学】 压抑作用：从有意识的头脑中无意识的排斥痛苦的冲动、欲望或恐惧

【引伸】
repres.sionist
adj.（形容词）