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Webster 1913 Edition


Suppression

Sup-pres′sion

,
Noun.
[L.
suppressio
: cf. F.
suppression
.]
1.
The act of suppressing, or the state of being suppressed; repression;
as, the
suppression
of a riot, insurrection, or tumult; the
suppression
of truth, of reports, of evidence, and the like.
2.
(Med.)
Complete stoppage of a natural secretion or excretion;
as,
suppression
of urine; – used in contradiction to
retention
, which signifies that the secretion or excretion is retained without expulsion
.
Quain.
3.
(Gram.)
Omission;
as, the
suppression
of a word
.
Syn. – Overthrow; destruction; concealment; repression; detention; retention; obstruction.

Webster 1828 Edition


Suppression

SUPPRES'SION

,
Noun.
[L. suppressio.]
1.
The act of suppressing, crushing or destroying; as the suppression of a riot, insurrection or tumult.
2.
The act of retaining from utterance, vent or disclosure; concealment; as the suppression of truth, of reports, of evidence and the like.
3.
The retaining of any thing from public notice; as the suppression of a letter or any writing.
4.
The stoppage, obstruction or morbid retention of discharges; as the suppression of urine, of diarrhea or other discharge.
5.
In grammar or composition, omission; as the suppression of a word.

Definition 2024


suppression

suppression

English

Noun

suppression (countable and uncountable, plural suppressions)

  1. The act or instance of suppressing.
    • 1980, Carl Sagan, Cosmos:
      The suppression of uncomfortable ideas may be common in religion and politics, but it is not the path to knowledge; it has no place in the endeavor of science.
  2. The state of being suppressed.
  3. A process in which a person consciously excludes anxiety-producing thoughts, feelings, or memories.

Translations


French

Noun

suppression f (plural suppressions)

  1. deletion
  2. removal
  3. cutting (of jobs)

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