SUPPRESS | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

Meaning of suppress – Learner’s Dictionary

suppress
verb [ T ]
uk
/səˈpres/
us

suppress verb [T] (FEELINGS)

to control feelings so that they do not show:
I could barely suppress my anger.

suppress verb [T] (INFORMATION)

to prevent information from being known:
to suppress evidence/news

suppress verb [T] (FIGHT)

to stop someone or something by using force:

suppression

noun [ U ] uk
/səˈpreʃən/
us

(Definition of suppress from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translations of suppress

in Chinese (Traditional)
以武力結束, (用武力)鎮壓,壓制,制止, 抑制…
in Chinese (Simplified)
以武力结束, (用武力)镇压,压制,制止, 抑制…
in Spanish
sofocar, suprimir, reprimir…
in Portuguese
reprimir, conter, ocultar…
in more languages
in Marathi
in Turkish
in French
in Dutch
in Tamil
in Hindi
in Gujarati
in Danish
in Swedish
in Malay
in German
in Norwegian
in Urdu
in Ukrainian
in Russian
in Telugu
in Bengali
in Czech
in Indonesian
in Thai
in Vietnamese
in Polish
दाबून टाकणे, चिरडणे, दाबणे…
bastırmak, sindirmek, durdurmak…
réprimer, interdire…
onderdrukken, achterhouden…
ஒரு விஷயத்தை வலுக்கட்டாயமாக முடிப்பது, எதையாவது பார்க்கவோ அல்லது வெளிப்படுத்தவோ அல்லது செயல்படுவதையோ தடுக்க…
दमन करना, कुचल देना, दबाना…
દબાવી દેવું, કચડી નાખવું, દબાવવું…
undertrykke, standse, tilbageholde…
undertrycka, kuva, slå ner…
menumpaskan, menahan, menyekat…
unterdrücken, unterschlagen…
undertrykke, sette en stopper for, holde tilbake…
دبانا, کچلنا, چھپانا…
придушувати, стримувати, забороняти…
сдерживать, подавлять, скрывать…
అణచివేయు / బలవంతంగా దేనినైనా ముగించు, దేనిదైనా అది కనిపించకుండా లేదా వ్యక్తీకరించబడకుండా లేదా పని చేయకుండా నిరోధించు…
দমন করা, চেপে রাখা…
potlačit, zakázat…
menghentikan, menahan, merahasiakan…
หยุดยั้ง, ปราบปราม, อดกลั้น…
đàn áp, chặn, triệt…
tłumić, powstrzymywać, zablokować…
Need a translator?

Get a quick, free translation!

 

Word of the Day

barometer

UK
/bəˈrɒm.ɪ.tər/
US
/bəˈrɑː.mə.t̬ɚ/

a device that measures air pressure and shows when the weather is likely to change

About this

New Words

WFB

More new words
has been added to list
Follow us
Choose a dictionary
  • Recent and Recommended
  • Definitions
    Clear explanations of natural written and spoken English
    English Learner’s Dictionary Essential British English Essential American English
  • Grammar and thesaurus
    Usage explanations of natural written and spoken English
    Grammar Thesaurus
  • Pronunciation
    British and American pronunciations with audio
    English Pronunciation
  • Translation
    Click on the arrows to change the translation direction.
    Bilingual Dictionaries
    • English–Chinese (Simplified) Chinese (Simplified)–English
    • English–Chinese (Traditional) Chinese (Traditional)–English
    • English–Dutch Dutch–English
    • English–French French–English
    • English–German German–English
    • English–Indonesian Indonesian–English
    • English–Italian Italian–English
    • English–Japanese Japanese–English
    • English–Norwegian Norwegian–English
    • English–Polish Polish–English
    • English–Portuguese Portuguese–English
    • English–Spanish Spanish–English
    • English–Swedish Swedish–English
    Semi-bilingual Dictionaries
    English–Arabic English–Bengali English–Catalan English–Czech English–Danish English–Gujarati English–Hindi English–Korean English–Malay English–Marathi English–Russian English–Tamil English–Telugu English–Thai English–Turkish English–Ukrainian English–Urdu English–Vietnamese
  • Dictionary +Plus
    Word Lists
My word lists

To add suppress to a word list please sign up or log in.

Sign up or Log in
My word lists

Add suppress to one of your lists below, or create a new one.

More
Go to your word lists
Tell us about this example sentence: