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Webster 1913 Edition
Repression
Re-pres′sion
(r?-pr?sh′?n)
, Noun.
[Cf. F.
répression
.] 1.
The act of repressing, or state of being repressed;
as, the
. repression
of evil and evil doers2.
That which represses; check; restraint.
Webster 1828 Edition
Repression
REPRES'SION
, n.1.
The act of subduing; as the repression of tumults.2.
Check; restraint.