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Meanings of repressed in English

Characterized by or showing the suppression of impulses or emotions.

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Usage of repressed in English
1
He watched covertly the repressed excitement in the eyes of Zalu Zako.
Witch-Doctors
2
Specifics may come to you, certain repressed conduits electrically prodded into functioning.
The bourne identity
3
The repressed spasm was an acute agony in his nose and throat.
The Worshippers
4
These scenes are Theron's memories, however repressed or hidden by Angra's magic.
Ice Like Fire
5
Iza wondered what Ayla's totem was but repressed an urge to ask.
The Clan of the Cave Bear
6
The words frightened me, somehow; they spoke such volumes of repressed longing.
Esther : a book for girls
7
A slight shudder assailed her; she repressed it with a shadowy smile.
The Lamp in the Desert
8
Still the watchers sat waiting in a state of intense, repressed excitement.
The Lost Lady of Lone
9
A panel of 26 genes was found repressed in all treatment groups.
Pubmed
10
But a repressed sexuality was almost as dangerous as a perverted one.
The accident man
11
The sex side of her was being repressed with the artist side.
Fanny Herself
12
The feeling she had repressed was finding vent in long, irregular sobs.
A Daughter of the Dons: A Story of New Mexico Today
13
His special diablerie is that, once loosed, he is not easily repressed:
Vampire forensics: uncovering the origins of an enduring legend
14
Sound was peculiarly muffled, as if darkness repressed and shut it in.
"Contemptible", by "Casualty"
15
The coroner repressed with difficulty the smile that struggled to his lips.
The Substitute Prisoner
16
A face of long vigils and the schooled calmness of repressed energy.
The Golden House
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United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common