Suppression Meaning
/səˈpɹɛʃən/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe act or instance of suppressing.
nounThe state of being suppressed.
Sentence Examples
A caged bird represents a suppression of some urge or drive.
The biggest threat to democracy in the United States is voter suppression.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ of free speech by the dictator angered many journalists.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The government's ____ of the protest was criticized by several international human rights organizations today.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub- Proto-Indo-European *per-? Proto-Indo-European *pres-der. Proto-Italic *pres- Latin premō Latin supprimō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin suppressiōbor. English suppression Borrowed from Latin suppressiō.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"The suppression of uncomfortable ideas may be common in religion and politics, but it is not the path to knowledge; it has no place in the endeavor of science."
— 1980, Carl Sagan, Cosmos:
"In these circumstances the Communist guerrillas had survived Kuomintang suppression and in the autumn of 1931 they had launched a rising in the Huanglung Mountains of north Shensi."
— 1971, Dick Wilson, “Home and Dry in Shensi”, in The Long March 1935: The Epic of Chinese Communism's Survival, New York: Viking Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 230:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ of free speech by the dictator angered many journalists.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The government's ____ of the protest was criticized by several international human rights organizations today.