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Princeton's WordNet
pent-up, repressedadjective
characterized by or showing the suppression of impulses or emotions
"her severe upbringing had left her inhibited"; "a very inhibited young man, anxious and ill at ease"; "their reactions were partly the product of pent-up emotions"; "repressed rage turned his face scarlet"
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pent-upAntonyms:
uninhibited
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "repressed":
oppressed, suppressed, pent-up, punishable, quelled, stifled, punished
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#16765 | punished | |
#17513 | suppressed | |
#24815 | oppressed | |
#28149 | punishable | |
#36585 | repressed | |
#60102 | stifled | |
#136186 | quelled |
How to use repressed in a sentence?
I had this in my subconscious, of not having done enough for Russ, it had been repressed. Something had brought it out.
As repressed sadists are supposed to become policemen or butchers so those with irrational fear of life become publishers.
The Taliban represent an abusive authority, a brutal regime that has killed people and repressed and plans to subjugate the human rights of millions of people in coming years, but none of that will matter to those people if they're dead because of famine.
Do you ever see people buy cars that they can't even begin to buy in terms of their income? You've seen people riding around in Cadillacs and Chryslers who don't earn enough to have a good T-Model Ford. But it feeds a repressed ego.
Never shy away from opportunity and wholehearted living. Never be fearful of putting yourself out there. The courageous may encounter many disappointments, experience profound disillusionment, gather many wounds; but cherish your scars for they are the proud emblems of a truly phenomenal life. The fearful, cautious, cynical and self-repressed do not live at all. And that is simply no way to be in this world.
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