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Detailed Translations for repression from English to French

repression:

repression [the ~] nomen

  1. the repression (suppression; oppression)
    l'oppression; la tyrannie
  2. the repression
    la répression

Translation Matrix for repression:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
oppression oppression; repression; suppression heaviness; oppression; sinking feeling
répression repression
tyrannie oppression; repression; suppression despotism; oppression; perverted exercise of power; tyranny

Related Words for "repression":

  • repressions

Synonyms for "repression":

  • subjugation; subjection
  • defense mechanism; defense reaction; defence mechanism; defence reaction; defense; defence
  • control

Related Definitions for "repression":

  1. the act of repressing; control by holding down1
    • his goal was the repression of insolence1
  2. (psychiatry) the classical defense mechanism that protects you from impulses or ideas that would cause anxiety by preventing them from becoming conscious1
  3. a state of forcible subjugation1
    • the long repression of Christian sects1

Wiktionary Translations for repression:

repression
noun
  1. act of repressing
repression
Cross Translation:
FromToVia
repression répression repressieonderdrukking, beteugeling
repression répression RepressionPolitik: Unterdrückung
repression répression RepressionPsychologie: Verdrängung oder Unterdrückung von unangenehmen Erinnerungen, Gefühlen oder Ängsten