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[よく()·あつ()]
yokuatsu
noun, suru verb

English Meaning(s) for 抑圧

noun, suru verb
  1. check; restraint; oppression; suppression

Definition and Synonyms for 抑圧

Oppression the state of being kept down by unjust use of force or authority:
Synonyms: 制圧, 圧制, 圧政, 圧迫, 弾圧, 抑圧, 横暴, 苛斂, 虐待
Repression the classical defense mechanism that protects you from impulses or ideas that would cause anxiety by preventing them from becoming conscious
Synonyms: 抑圧
Repression the act of repressing
Synonyms: 抑圧
Suppress to put down by force or authority
Synonyms: 封じる, 封じる, 抑制, 抑圧, 押さえつける, 押さえ込む
Suppression the conscious exclusion of unacceptable thoughts or desires
Synonyms: 制御, 圧殺, 抑え, 抑制, 抑圧, 抑止, 押さえる
Stifling forceful prevention
Synonyms: 制御, 抑制, 抑圧, 鎮圧
Quash put down by force or intimidation
Synonyms: 圧伏, 圧抑, 封じる, 封じる, 弾圧, 抑圧, 押さえる, 押さえつける, 押さえ込む
Suppress come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority
Synonyms: 圧す, 圧す, 圧する, 強圧, 弾圧, 抑圧, 押す, 禁圧
Restraint a rule or condition that limits freedom
Synonyms: くびき, 制御, 制止, 制約, 制限, 手かせ, 抑制, 抑圧, 抑止, 拘束, 掣肘, 束縛, 梏桎, 牽制, 繋縛, 覊束, 首枷
Oppression a feeling of being oppressed
Synonyms: 制圧, 圧制, 圧迫, 弾圧, 抑圧, 横暴, 苛斂, 虐待
Repression control by holding down
Synonyms: 抑圧
Stifling putting down by power or authority
Synonyms: 制御, 抑制, 抑圧, 鎮圧

Meanings for each kanji in 抑圧

» repress; well; now; in the first place; push; shove; press; seal; do in spite of
» pressure; push; overwhelm; oppress; dominate

Categories 抑圧 is a member of

Control the activity of managing or exerting control over something
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Abstinence act or practice of refraining from indulging an appetite
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Prevention the act of preventing
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Suppress come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority
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Curb lessen the intensity of
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Restriction a principle that limits the extent of something
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Depression sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy
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Defense Reaction an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
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Subjugation forced submission to control by others
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Sample Sentences for 抑圧

The government tried to suppress all opposition parties.
She was there for the buses in Montgomery, the hoses in Birmingham, a bridge in Selma, and a preacher from Atlanta who told a people that "We Shall Overcome." Yes, we can.
Ethnic minorities struggle against prejudice, poverty, and oppression.
The king oppressed his people.
He stood for those who were oppressed.

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