26984 words

suppression

4 definitions • 5 examples
1
the act of ending something by force:

Examples:

brutal police suppression of the riots
2
the act of preventing something from being seen or expressed or from operating:

Examples:

the suppression of free speech
the illegal suppression of evidence
3
the act of preventing something from being expressed or known:

Examples:

the suppression of emotions
4
the act of ending something by force:

Examples:

the suppression of human rights

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