1
: subjected to or marked by repression
2
: characterized by restraint
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a 19th-century church in the repressed style favored by the strict religious sect
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This tolling can be difficult to obtain, as there is disagreement in the psychological community about the validity of repressed memories, Arnold said.
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The sense of descending into the Freudian subconscious, a place of repressed emotions and desires, is relayed just as keenly here as in the original.
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Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Jan. 2025
Watch on Deadline Through deliciously playful provocations, Babygirl delves into the tender, wickedly funny and unexpectedly romantic consequences of repressed desires, charting the unconventional paths individuals take to find liberation.
—Robert Lang, Deadline, 7 Jan. 2025
The sense of descending into the Freudian subconscious, a place of repressed emotions and desires, is relayed just as keenly here as in the original.
—Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2024
Cold Water’s draw is therefore palpable, with Lincoln playing a repressed man who moves to a Scottish village and strikes up a relationship with an enigmatic neighbor, played by the always brilliant Ewen Bremner.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 29 Dec. 2024
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“Repressed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/repressed. Accessed 30 Jan. 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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