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Translate repression from English to Dutch

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repression:
- onderdrukking; verdringing; bestrijding
Wiktionary:
- repression → repressie

English

Detailed Translations for repression from English to Dutch

repression:

repression [the ~] nom

the repression (suppression; oppression)
de onderdrukking
- onderdrukking [de ~ (v)] nom
the repression
de verdringing
- verdringing [de ~ (v)] nom
the repression
de bestrijding
- bestrijding [de ~ (v)] nom

Translation Matrix for repression:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
bestrijding	repression	challenge; contest; control; resistance
onderdrukking	oppression; repression; suppression
verdringing	repression

Related Words for "repression":

repressions

Synonyms for "repression":

subjugation; subjection
defense mechanism; defense reaction; defence mechanism; defence reaction; defense; defence
control

Related Definitions for "repression":

the act of repressing; control by holding down¹
- his goal was the repression of insolence¹
(psychiatry) the classical defense mechanism that protects you from impulses or ideas that would cause anxiety by preventing them from becoming conscious¹
a state of forcible subjugation¹
- the long repression of Christian sects¹

Wiktionary Translations for repression:

repression

noun

onderdrukking, beteugeling
- repressie → repression

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University