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Definition of suppression noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

suppression

noun
 
/səˈpreʃn/
 
/səˈpreʃn/
 [uncountable]
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  1. the act of suppressing something
    • the suppression of a rebellion
    • the suppression of emotion
    Extra Examples
    • He was injured in the bloody suppression of the uprising.
    • the suppression of free speech
    Topics War and conflictc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • total
    • bloody
    • brutal
    • …
    preposition
    • during the suppression of
    • in the suppression of
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