English-Thai Dictionary

repress

VT อดกลั้น ไว้  ข่มใจ ไว้  subdue subjugate aod-kan-wai

 

repress

VT ใช้อำนาจ ควบคุม บังคับ  ปราบปราม  chai-am-nad-kub-kum-bang-kab

 

repressed

ADJ ซึ่ง อดกลั้น  restricted silenced subconscious sueng-aod-kan

 

repressible

ADJ ซึ่ง อดกลั้น  sueng-aod-kan

 

repression

N ความอดกลั้น  การ ข่มอารมณ์  constraint suppression kwam-aod-kan

 

repressive

ADJ ซึ่ง อดกลั้น  oppressive restrictive sueng-aod-kan

 

repressively

ADV อย่าง อดกลั้น  yang-aod-kan

 

repressiveness

N ความอดกลั้น  การ ข่มอารมณ์  kwam-aod-kan

 

repressor

N ผู้ อดกลั้น  phu-aod-kan

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

REPRESS

v.t.[L. repressus, reprimo; re and premo, to press. ] 1. To crush; to quell; to put down; to subdue; to suppress; as, to repress sedition or rebellion; to repress the first risings of discontent.
2. To check; to restrain.
Such kings favor the innocent, repress the bold.

 

REPRESS

n.The act of subduing. [Not in use. ]

 

REPRESSED

pp. Crushed; subdued.

 

REPRESSER

n.One that crushes or subdues.

 

REPRESSING

ppr. Crushing; subduing; checking.

 

REPRESSION

n. 1. The act of subduing; as the repression of tumults.
2. Check; restraint.

 

REPRESSIVE

a.Having power to crush; tending to subdue or restrain.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

REPRESS

Re *press " (r-prs "), v. t. Etym: [Pref. re- + press. ]

 

Defn: To press again.

 

REPRESS

Re *press " (r-prs "), v. t. Etym: [Pref. re- + press: cf. L. reprimere,repressum. Cf. Reprimand. ]

 

1. To press back or down effectually; to crush down or out; to quell; to subdue; to supress; as, to repress sedition or rebellion; to repress the first risings of discontent.

 

2. Hence, to check; to restrain; to keep back. Desire of wine and all delicious drinks,... Thou couldst repress. Milton.

 

Syn. -- To crush; overpower; subdue; suppress; restrain; quell; curb; check.

 

REPRESS

REPRESS Re *press ", n.

 

Defn: The act of repressing. [Obs. ]

 

REPRESSER

REPRESSER Re *press "er (-r ), n.

 

Defn: One who, or that which, represses.

 

REPRESSIBLE

REPRESSIBLE Re *press "i *ble (--b'l ), a.

 

Defn: Capable of being repressed.

 

REPRESSION

Re *pres "sion (r-prsh "n ), n. Etym: [Cf. F. répression.]

 

1. The act of repressing, or state of being repressed; as, the repression of evil and evil doers.

 

2. That which represses; check; restraint.

 

REPRESSIVE

Re *press "ive (r-prs "v ), a. Etym: [Cf. F. répressif. LL. repressivus.]

 

Defn: Having power, or tending, to repress; as, repressive acts or measures. -- Re *press "ive *ly, adv.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

repress

re press |riˈpres rəˈprɛs | ▶verb [ with obj. ] subdue (someone or something ) by force: the uprisings were repressed. • restrain, prevent, or inhibit (the expression or development of something ): Isabel couldn't repress a sharp cry of fear. • suppress (a thought, feeling, or desire ) in oneself so that it becomes or remains unconscious: the thought that he had killed his brother was so terrible that he repressed it. • Biology prevent the transcription of (a gene ). DERIVATIVES re press er noun, re press i ble |-əbəl |adjective ORIGIN Middle English (in the sense ‘keep back (something objectionable )’): from Latin repress- ‘pressed back, checked, ’ from the verb reprimere, from re- ‘back ’ + premere ‘to press. ’

 

repressed

re pressed |riˈprest rəˈprɛst | ▶adjective restrained, inhibited, or oppressed: repressed indigenous groups | repressed energy. • (of a thought, feeling, or desire ) kept suppressed and unconscious in one's mind: repressed memories. • having or characterized by a large number of thoughts, feelings, or desires, esp. sexual ones, that are suppressed in this way: a very repressed, almost Victorian, household.

 

repression

re pres sion |riˈpreSHən rɪˈpreʃn | ▶noun the action of subduing someone or something by force. • the restraint, prevention, or inhibition of a feeling, quality, etc.: the repression of anger can be positively harmful. • the action or process of suppressing a thought or desire in oneself so that it remains unconscious.

 

repressive

re pres sive |riˈpresiv rəˈprɛsɪv | ▶adjective (esp. of a social or political system ) inhibiting or restraining the freedom of a person or group of people: a repressive regime. • inhibiting or preventing the awareness of certain thoughts or feelings: a repressive moral code. DERIVATIVES re pres sive ly adverb, re pres sive ness noun

 

repressor

re pres sor |riˈpresər rəˈprɛsər | ▶noun Biochemistry a substance that acts on an operon to inhibit messenger RNA synthesis.

 

Oxford Dictionary

repress

re |press |rɪˈprɛs | ▶verb [ with obj. ] subdue (someone or something ) by force: the uprisings were repressed. • restrain, prevent, or inhibit (the expression or development of something ): Isabel couldn't repress a sharp cry of fear. • suppress (a thought or desire ) so that it becomes or remains unconscious: the thought that he had killed his brother was so terrible that he repressed it. • Biology prevent the transcription of (a gene ). DERIVATIVES represser noun, repressible adjective ORIGIN Middle English (in the sense ‘keep back something objectionable ’): from Latin repress- ‘pressed back, checked ’, from the verb reprimere, from re- ‘back ’ + premere ‘to press ’.

 

repressed

re |pressed |rɪˈprɛst | ▶adjective restrained or oppressed: repressed indigenous groups. • (of a thought or desire ) kept suppressed and unconscious in one's mind: repressed homosexuality. • characterized by the repression of thoughts or desires, especially sexual ones: a very repressed, almost Victorian, household.

 

repression

re |pres ¦sion |rɪˈprɛʃən | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the action of subduing someone or something by force. • the restraint, prevention, or inhibition of a feeling, quality, etc.: the repression of anger can be positively harmful. • the action or process of suppressing a thought or desire in oneself so that it remains unconscious.

 

repressive

re |pres ¦sive |rɪˈprɛsɪv | ▶adjective (especially of a social or political system ) inhibiting or restraining personal freedom: a repressive regime. • inhibiting or preventing the expression or awareness of thoughts or desires: a repressive moral code. DERIVATIVES repressively adverb, repressiveness noun

 

repressor

re |pres ¦sor |rɪˈprɛsə | ▶noun Biochemistry a substance which acts on an operon to inhibit enzyme synthesis.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

repress

repress verb 1 the rebellion was repressed: suppress, quell, quash, subdue, put down, crush, extinguish, stamp out, defeat, conquer, rout, overwhelm, contain. 2 the peasants were repressed: oppress, subjugate, keep down, rule with a rod of iron, rule with an iron fist, intimidate, tyrannize, crush. 3 these emotions may well be repressed: restrain, hold back /in, keep back, suppress, keep in check, control, keep under control, curb, stifle, bottle up; informal button up, keep the lid on.

 

repressed

repressed adjective 1 a repressed country: oppressed, subjugated, subdued, tyrannized. ANTONYMS democratic, free. 2 repressed feelings: restrained, suppressed, held back /in, kept in check, stifled, pent up, bottled up, unvented. ANTONYMS overt, expressed. 3 emotionally repressed: inhibited, frustrated, restrained; informal uptight, hung up. ANTONYMS relaxed, uninhibited.

 

repression

repression noun 1 the repression of the protests: suppression, quashing, subduing, crushing, stamping out. 2 political repression: oppression, subjugation, suppression, tyranny, despotism, authoritarianism. 3 the repression of sexual urges: restraint, restraining, holding back, keeping back, suppression, keeping in check, control, keeping under control, stifling, bottling up.

 

repressive

repressive adjective a repressive military regime: oppressive, authoritarian, despotic, tyrannical, dictatorial, fascist, autocratic, totalitarian, undemocratic.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

repress

repress verb 1 the rebellion was successfully repressed: suppress, quell, quash, subdue, put down, put an end to, crush, squash, extinguish, stamp out, put a stop to, stop, end, nip in the bud; defeat, conquer, rout, overpower, overwhelm, triumph over, trounce, vanquish, get the better of; contain, gain control over, gain mastery over; informal squelch. 2 a ruling class which repressed and exploited workers and peasants: oppress, subjugate, hold down, keep down, rule with a rod of iron, rule with an iron hand, dominate, intimidate, master, domineer over, tyrannize, subject, crush, overpower, overcome. 3 in later childhood these emotions may well be repressed: restrain, hold back, keep back, hold in, bite back, suppress, fight back, keep in check, check, control, keep under control, curb, rein in, contain, silence, muffle, stifle, smother, swallow, choke back, strangle, gag; conceal, hide, bottle up, inhibit, frustrate; informal button up, keep the lid on, cork up. ANTONYMS release, express.

 

repressed

repressed adjective 1 a repressed country: oppressed, subjugated, subdued, tyrannized, ground down, downtrodden. ANTONYMS free, democratic. 2 repressed feelings of hostility: restrained, suppressed, held back, held in, kept in check, muffled, stifled, smothered, pent up, bottled up; concealed, hidden, subconscious, unconscious; unfulfilled, latent. ANTONYMS overt, expressed. 3 a reclusive, emotionally repressed man: inhibited, frustrated, restrained, self-restrained, withdrawn, introverted; informal uptight, hung up. ANTONYMS uninhibited, relaxed.

 

repression

repression noun 1 the brutal repression of the peaceful protests: suppression, quelling, quashing, subduing, crushing, squashing, stamping out; informal squelching. 2 20 years of militarism and political repression: oppression, subjugation, suppression, domination, tyranny, subjection, despotism, dictatorship, authoritarianism; censorship. ANTONYMS freedom, liberty. 3 the repression of sexual urges: restraint, restraining, holding back, keeping back, biting back, suppression, keeping in check, control, keeping under control, stifling, smothering, bottling up; inhibition, frustration. ANTONYMS expression.

 

repressive

repressive adjective a repressive military regime: oppressive, authoritarian, despotic, tyrannical, tyrannous, dictatorial, fascist, autocratic, totalitarian, dominating, coercive, draconian, iron-fisted, harsh, severe, strict, tough, cruel, brutal; undemocratic, illiberal; rare suppressive. ANTONYMS democratic, liberal.

 

Duden Dictionary

Repressalie

Re pres sa lie Substantiv, feminin bildungssprachlich , die |Repress a lie |die Repressalie; Genitiv: der Repressalie, Plural: die Repressalien meist im Plural unter Einfluss von »(er )pressen « zu mittellateinisch repre (n )salia = das gewaltsame Zurücknehmen, zu lateinisch reprehensum, 2. Partizip von: reprehendere = fassen, zurücknehmen Maßnahme, die auf jemanden Druck ausübt; Straf-, Vergeltungsmaßnahme Repressalien gegen jemanden ergreifen | juristischen Repressalien ausgeliefert sein

 

Repression

Re pres si on Substantiv, feminin bildungssprachlich , die |Repressi o n |die Repression; Genitiv: der Repression, Plural: die Repressionen französisch répression < lateinisch repressio, zu: repressum, 2. Part von: reprimere = zurückdrängen [gewaltsame ] Unterdrückung von Kritik, Widerstand, politischen Bewegungen, individueller Entfaltung, individuellen Bedürfnissen

 

repressionsfrei

re pres si ons frei Adjektiv |repressi o nsfrei |

 

Repressionsinstrument

Re pres si ons in s t ru ment , Re pres si ons in stru ment Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Repressi o nsinstrument |etwas, was der Repression dient

 

repressiv

re pres siv Adjektiv bildungssprachlich |repress i v |französisch répressif Repressionen ausübend repressive Maßnahmen

 

Repressivzoll

Re pres siv zoll Substantiv, maskulin , der |Repress i vzoll |Schutzzoll

 

French Dictionary

répressible

répressible adj. adjectif Qui peut être réprimé. : Un soupir répressible. ANTONYME irrépressible .

 

répressif

répressif , ive adj. adjectif Qui punit. : Une loi répressive.

 

répression

répression n. f. nom féminin Action de réprimer. : La répression de la vente d ’hallucinogènes.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

repress

re press /rɪprés /動詞 他動詞 1 〈感情 欲求など 〉を抑制する, 抑える, こらえる ▸ repress one's curiosity [feelings ]好奇心 [感情 ]を抑える .2 〘心 〙〈不快な記憶 考えなど 〉を抑圧する .3 〈暴動など 〉を鎮圧する .

 

repressed

re pr é ssed /-t /形容詞 〈感情 欲求 人などが 〉抑圧された .

 

repression

re pres sion /rɪpréʃ (ə )n /名詞 ｟かたく ｠1 U (暴動などの )鎮圧 .2 U (感情などの )抑圧, 抑止 ; 〘心 〙抑圧 .3 C 抑圧された感情 [本能 ].

 

repressive

re pres sive /rɪprésɪv /形容詞 抑圧的な ; 弾圧的な .～ly 副詞 ～ness 名詞