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Represser

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Noun

1. represser, repressor

an agent that represses

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Represser

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verb (transitive)
1. 
to keep (feelings, etc) under control; suppress or restrain
to repress a desire
2. 
to put into a state of subjugation
to repress a people
3. psychoanalysis
to banish (thoughts and impulses that conflict with conventional standards of conduct) from one's conscious mind

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Represser

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verb transitive
1. 
to keep down or hold back; restrain
to repress a sigh
2. 
to put down; subdue
3. 
to control so strictly or severely as to prevent the natural development or expression of
to repress a child
4.  Psychiatry
a. 
to force (ideas, impulses, etc. painful to the conscious mind) into the unconscious
b. 
to prevent (unconscious ideas, impulses, etc.) from reaching the level of consciousness
see also suppress

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Represser

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n.
Variant of repressor.

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