repression | Definition of repression

Synonyms and Antonyms of repression

the checking of one's true feelings and impulses when dealing with others

psychologists talking about the repression of anger and how it affects one's health

Synonyms of repression

constraint, continence, discipline, discretion, inhibition, refrainment, reserve, restraint, self-command, self-control, self-restraint, suppression

Words Related to repression

command, control, mastery, possession

self-censorship, self-containment, self-denial, self-discipline, self-government, self-mastery, will, willpower

composure, self-poise, self-possession

aloofness, detachedness, distance

bashfulness, modesty, shyness

reticence, silence, taciturnity

Near Antonyms of repression

self-abandonment, uninhibitedness

unrestrainedness

gratification, indulgence, overindulgence, self-indulgence

bluntness, candor, frankness

immoderacy, intemperance

Antonyms of repression

disinhibition, incontinence, unconstraint