Repression (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. the act of repressing; state of being repressed.
  2. the rejection from consciousness of painful or disagreeable ideas, memories, feelings, or impulses: Freud's approach to interpreting early memories emphasizes what is forgotten through the mechanism of repression.
noun
  1. the act or process of repressing or the condition of being repressed
  2. the subconscious rejection of thoughts and impulses that conflict with conventional standards of conduct
Repression (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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