Opposite of to restrain or to keep in check.
free
.
liberate
.
release
.
acquit
.
What is the synonym of repressed?
Synonyms for repressed.
choked
(back), held back, pocketed, sank.
What is the opposite of repressed?
Opposite of to restrain or to keep in check.
free
.
liberate
.
release
.
acquit
.
What is the antonym for?
: a word of opposite meaning The usual antonym of good is
bad
.
What's the difference between oppressed and repressed?
Oppress means to
persecute/tyrannize
/bully. … Further, people can feel oppressed (worried/depressed) by many things, such as a strange atmosphere or strange surroundings. Repress means to restrain, limit, subdue or end something.
What does the word repress?
1a : to check by or as if by pressure : curb injustice was repressed. b : to put down by force : subdue repress a disturbance. 2a : to hold in by self-control repressed a laugh. b : to prevent the natural or normal expression, activity, or development of repressed her anger.
What are repressed feelings?
Repressed emotions are
feelings you unconsciously avoid
. These are different from feelings you actively push aside because they overwhelm you. Repressed emotions can lead to health problems over time.
What's an example of repression?
Examples of Repression
An adult suffers a nasty spider bite as a child
and develops an intense phobia of spiders later in life without any recollection of the experience as a child. Because the memory of the spider bite is repressed, he or she may not understand where the phobia originates.
Why do I have so much repressed anger?
Some of the most common causes and triggers of repressed anger include:
Being rejected for expressing anger in the past
.
Having perfectionistic or neurotic tendencies
.
Struggling with a mental health condition
like depression, anxiety, or PTSD.
How do you know if you're repressing emotions?
have a
tendency to forget things
.
experience
unease or discomfort when other people tell you about their feelings. feel cheerful and calm most of the time because you never let your thoughts linger on anything significant or upsetting. feel distressed or irritated when someone asks you about your feelings.
What are the 10 examples of antonyms?
Types of Antonyms
Examples include:
boy
— girl, off — on, night — day, entrance — exit, exterior — interior, true — false, dead — alive, push — pull, pass — fail.
What are the 50 examples of synonyms?
- Magnify – expand: He magnified their happiness like their pain.
- Baffle – confuse, deceive: The bad news he received consecutively confused him.
- Beautiful – attractive, pretty, lovely, stunning: You are the most beautiful woman I have ever seen in my life.
What are the three types of antonyms?
There are three types of antonyms:
Gradable Antonyms, Complementary Antonyms, and Relational Antonyms
.
What does being suppressed mean?
1 :
to put down by authority or
force : subdue suppress a riot. 2 : to keep from public knowledge: such as. a : to keep secret. b : to stop or prohibit the publication or revelation of suppress the test results.
What is repression in history?
Repression, in psychoanalytic theory,
the exclusion of distressing memories, thoughts, or feelings from the conscious mind
. Often involving sexual or aggressive urges or painful childhood memories, these unwanted mental contents are pushed into the unconscious mind.
What is the cause of oppression?
[Oppression] occurs
when a particular social group is unjustly subordinated
, and where that subordination is not necessarily deliberate but instead results from a complex network of social restrictions, ranging from laws and institutions to implicit biases and stereotypes.
