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repressed

🇬🇧 UK/rɪ'prest/🇺🇸 US/ri'prest/
GREB1

Definitions

adj.

Having emotions or impulses that are suppressed or held back; controlled by force or intimidation.

被压抑的;被抑制的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
reagain, back
+
presspress, squeeze
+
edpast tense / completed
=repressed

Common Collocations

  • 1.repressed emotions压抑的情绪
  • 2.repressed memories被压抑的记忆
  • 3.repressed anger压抑的愤怒
  • 4.sexually repressed性压抑的

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    He had repressed memories of childhood trauma that surfaced during therapy.

  • 2.

    She was a repressed person who rarely showed her true feelings in public.

  • 3.

    Years of repressed anger finally erupted in a heated argument.

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