Meaning of suppression

Definition of suppression

(noun) the failure to develop some part or organ
the act of withholding or withdrawing some book or writing from publication or circulation; "a suppression of the newspaper"
forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority; "the suppression of heresy"; "the quelling of the rebellion"; "the stifling of all dissent"
(psychology) the conscious exclusion of unacceptable thoughts or desires

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