SUPPRESSION

• (noun) (psychology) the conscious exclusion of unacceptable thoughts or desires

  synonyms : inhibition

• (noun) forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority

  "the suppression of heresy", "the quelling of the rebellion", "the stifling of all dissent"

  synonyms : crushing , quelling , stifling

• (noun) the act of withholding or withdrawing some book or writing from publication or circulation

  "a suppression of the newspaper"

  synonyms : curtailment

• (noun) the failure to develop some part or organ

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