Antonyms for repression
rɪˈprɛʃ ənre·pres·sion

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1. • Control
   • Defense Mechanism
   • Psychiatry
   • Subjugation

Princeton's WordNet

1. repressionnoun

   a state of forcible subjugation

   "the long repression of Christian sects"

2. repressionnoun

   (psychiatry) the classical defense mechanism that protects you from impulses or ideas that would cause anxiety by preventing them from becoming conscious

3. repressionnoun

   the act of repressing; control by holding down

   "his goal was the repression of insolence"

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1. repressionnoun

   Synonyms:
   suppression, restraint, quelling, check

How to use repression in a sentence?

1. Daniel Roth:

   Jahromiis a key player in Iran’s brutal war against dissident voices and plays a key role in repression and censorship … Jahromi also served seven years, from 2002 to 2009, inIran’s Ministry of Intelligence, one of the most brutal agencies under the regime and responsible for torture and execution of journalists, ethnic and sexual minorities, and other dissident voices … anddespite all this( including being sanctioned by the U.S. for internet censorship,) UNIDO sees fit to respond to ? and indeed implement ? this man’s request.

2. Leonid Volkov:

   We all understand perfectly that there is no extremism in (our) work... The extremism allegation is being used purely as a pretext for political repression.

3. Vladzimir Astapenka:

   Repression, repression, repression, i would call it a terrorizing of the population and the building of a concentration camp in the center of Europe.

4. Joshua Rosenzweig:

   The speed and secrecy with which China has pushed through this legislation intensifies the fear that Beijing has calculatingly created a weapon of repression to be used against government critics, including people who are merely expressing their views or protesting peacefully.

5. Stacy Lentz:

   It's a symbol of fighting against repression and we are thrilled the building will be preserved for generations to come.

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