repressing
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Is repressing a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
- Words With Friends Yes
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Definition
verb (English)
1. put down by force or intimidationExamples: "The government quashes any attempt of an uprising"; "China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently"; "The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land"Synonyms: keep down, quash, reduce, repress, subdue, subjugate
2. conceal or hideExamples: "smother a yawn"; "muffle one's anger"; "strangle a yawn"Synonyms: muffle, repress, smother, stifle, strangle
3. put out of one's consciousnessSynonyms: repress, suppress
4. block the action ofSynonyms: repress
adjective satellite (English)
1. restrictive of actionExamples: "a repressive regime"; "an overly strict and inhibiting discipline"Synonyms: inhibitory, repressing, repressive
Definition source: Wiktionary