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

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats