Associations to the word «Repressed»

Wiktionary

REPRESSED, verb. Simple past tense and past participle of repress
REPRESSED, adjective. Subjected to repression.
REPRESSED, adjective. (medical) Showing the suppression of emotions or impulses.
REPRESSED, verb. Pressed again.

Dictionary definition

REPRESSED, adjective. Characterized by or showing the suppression of impulses or emotions; "her severe upbringing had left her inhibited"; "a very inhibited young man, anxious and ill at ease"; "their reactions were partly the product of pent-up emotions"; "repressed rage turned his face scarlet".

Wise words

The chief virtue that language can have is clearness, and nothing detracts from it so much as the use of unfamiliar words.
Hippocrates