1
: subjected to or marked by repression
2
: characterized by restraint
Examples of repressed in a Sentence
a 19th-century church in the repressed style favored by the strict religious sect
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Andrew Lincoln is a repressed and depressed family man in a first look at ITV’s upcoming six-part thriller Cold Water.
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Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Feb. 2025
The scenario raises all sorts of rich questions about innie-outie power dynamics and could present a fascinating wrinkle as Mark completes his reintegration and unearths more repressed memories.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 21 Feb. 2025
This transit brings you face-to-face with dynamics in your personal life, as Venus in Pisces emphasizes your desire to create a sanctuary of your own, while Mars retrograde encourages you to revisit repressed emotions within your intimate affairs, romantically or in terms of family.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 24 Jan. 2025
That’s because repressed emotions have a way of clawing their way back.
—Kevin Kruse, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
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Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Feb. 2025
The scenario raises all sorts of rich questions about innie-outie power dynamics and could present a fascinating wrinkle as Mark completes his reintegration and unearths more repressed memories.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 21 Feb. 2025
This transit brings you face-to-face with dynamics in your personal life, as Venus in Pisces emphasizes your desire to create a sanctuary of your own, while Mars retrograde encourages you to revisit repressed emotions within your intimate affairs, romantically or in terms of family.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 24 Jan. 2025
That’s because repressed emotions have a way of clawing their way back.
—Kevin Kruse, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Repressed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/repressed. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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repressed
adjective
re·pressed
ri-ˈprest 
1
: subjected to or marked by repression
a repressed child
2
: characterized by a keeping in check
Medical Definition
repressed
adjective
re·pressed
ri-ˈprest
: subjected to or marked by repression
a repressed child
repressed anger
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