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1. (noun) suppression
the failure to develop some part or organ
Synonyms: stifling, crushing, curtailment, quelling, inhibition

2. (noun) suppression, curtailment
the act of withholding or withdrawing some book or writing from publication or circulation
Synonyms: inhibition, stifling, quelling, curtailment, downsizing, crushing, retrenchment, suppression

3. (noun) suppression, crushing, quelling, stifling
forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority
Synonyms: stifling, crushing, curtailment, suppression, quelling, inhibition

4. (noun) inhibition, suppression
(psychology) the conscious exclusion of unacceptable thoughts or desires
Synonyms: inhibition, forbiddance, stifling, curtailment, prohibition, crushing, quelling, suppression

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