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Meaning of word suppression from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

suppression   noun

Meaning : The failure to develop some part or organ.

Meaning : The act of withholding or withdrawing some book or writing from publication or circulation.

Example : A suppression of the newspaper.

Synonyms : curtailment

Meaning : Forceful prevention. Putting down by power or authority.

Example : The suppression of heresy.
The quelling of the rebellion.
The stifling of all dissent.

Synonyms : crushing, quelling, stifling

Meaning : (psychology) the conscious exclusion of unacceptable thoughts or desires.

Synonyms : inhibition