represión

Definitions of represión
  1. noun
    forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority
    synonyms: supresión
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    types:
    contra
    severely repressive actions
    type of:
    prevención
    the act of preventing
  2. noun
    (19th century) a man's high tasseled boot
    synonyms: arpillera, bota militar, catiusca
  3. noun
    (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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