repressie

Definitions of repressie
  1. noun
    the act of subjugating by cruelty
    synonyms: onderdrukking, oppressie, overheersing, verdrukking
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    actie, persecutie, prosecutie, rechtsvervolging, vervolging
    the act of persecuting (especially on the basis of race or religion)
  2. noun
    (psychology) the conscious exclusion of unacceptable thoughts or desires
    synonyms: onderdrukking, oppressie, overheersing, remming, verdringing, verdrukking
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    abstinentie, onthouding
    act or practice of refraining from indulging an appetite
  3. noun
    the act of punishing
    synonyms: afstraffing, astreinte, bestraffing, boete, dwangsom, geldboete, geldstraf, straf, strafwerk
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    kastijding
    verbal punishment
    lichaamsstraf, lijfstraf
    the infliction of physical injury on someone convicted of committing a crime
    boetedoening, zelfvernedering
    voluntary self-punishment in order to atone for some wrongdoing
    aframmeling, afranseling, pandoering, slaag
    the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows
    billekoek, billenkoek
    the act of slapping on the buttocks
    executie, export, exporthandel, terdoodbrenging, terechtstelling, uitvoer, uitvoerhandel
    putting a condemned person to death
  4. noun
    the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right
    synonyms: bestraffing, correctie
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    rechtsmiddel
    act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil
    compensatie, schadeloosstelling, schuldvereffening, vergoeding
    the act of compensating for service or loss or injury
    amendement, wetswijziging
    the act of amending or correcting
    type of:
    verbetering, verheffing
    the act of improving something
  5. noun
    (psychiatry) the classical defense mechanism that protects you from impulses or ideas that would cause anxiety by preventing them from becoming conscious
    synonyms: repressiepolitiek
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    afweermechanisme, immuunsysteem
    (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
  6. noun
    a state of forcible subjugation
    synonyms: repressiepolitiek
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    dociliteit, onderdanigheid, onderworpenheid, volgzaamheid
    forced submission to control by others
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