suppression
US /səˈprɛʃ.ən/
UK /səˈprɛʃ.ən/
1.
the action of suppressing something such as an activity or publication
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The government ordered the suppression of the protest.
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There was a strict suppression of news during the war.
2.
the conscious or unconscious restraint of an impulse, desire, or idea
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He practiced the suppression of his anger.
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The suppression of emotions can lead to psychological problems.