supp
ress
Third Person
suppresses
Present Participle
suppressing
Past Tense
suppressed
Past Participle
suppressed
1
to consciously control the expression of emotions, desires, or behavior
transitive
- She recently suppressed her laughter during the serious meeting.
- It's not healthy to constantly suppress your feelings; it's essential to express them.
- He had to suppress the urge to speak out when he disagreed with the decision.
- Social norms sometimes pressure individuals to suppress certain emotions in public.
2
to stop an activity such as a protest using force
transitive
- As the crowd grew, the authorities decided to suppress the protest before it could escalate further.
- Human rights groups condemned the country's repeated use of violence to suppress voices of dissent.
- The government deployed riot police to suppress the protest, leading to clashes with demonstrators.
- Authorities used tear gas and water cannons to suppress the unrest in the city center.
- The military was called in to suppress the rebellion and restore order in the region.
Synonyms:
3
to block or halt the movement or release of something
transitive
- The dam was built to suppress the flow of water during heavy rains.
- Engineers designed a system to suppress the steam flow in the reactor.
- The machine was malfunctioning and unable to suppress the water flow properly.
- Efforts to suppress the river's flow kept the town from flooding.
4
to deliberately push away or control an unpleasant thought or memory
transitive
- She tried to suppress the memory of the argument to avoid thinking about it.
- It was hard to suppress the thought of failure when the pressure increased.
- She suppressed the painful memories of the accident, refusing to let them resurface.
- He struggled to suppress the feelings of guilt that haunted him.
- The trauma caused her to suppress any thoughts related to that period of her life.
Synonyms:
5
to prevent something from growing or developing
transitive
- The government tried to suppress the spread of the virus.
- The teacher worked to suppress distractions in the classroom.
- The company tried to suppress the release of damaging information.
- The cold weather suppressed plant growth during the winter months.
- The strict rules were meant to suppress creativity in the workplace.