repression
NOUN
/rɪ'prɛʃən/
10 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH R
repression is a valid 10-letter word worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
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WORDS WITH FRIENDS
R1E1P3R1E1S1S1I1O1N1
1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =12 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 24TRIPLE WORD → 36
MEANING
What does repression mean?
NOUN · 3 SENSES
1
A state of forcible subjugation.
“the long repression of Christian sects”
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2
(psychiatry) the classical defense mechanism that protects you from impulses or ideas that would cause anxiety by preventing them from becoming conscious.
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3
The act of repressing; control by holding down.
“his goal was the repression of insolence”
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