repressing
Definitions
Verb
- Put down by force or intimidation
- Conceal or hide
- Put out of one's consciousness
- Block the action of
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| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | expression | 3 | 79 |
| 2 | processing | 3 | 38 |
| 3 | representing | 4 | 30 |
| 4 | pressing | 2 | 25 |
| 5 | expressing | 3 | 24 |
| 6 | regression | 3 | 7 |
| 7 | repression | 3 | 6 |
| 8 | refreshing | 3 | 6 |
| 9 | depressing | 3 | 5 |
| 10 | depressingly | 4 | 2 |
| 11 | repressive | 3 | 2 |
| 12 | professing | 3 | 2 |
| 13 | impressing | 3 | 2 |
| 14 | repressions | 3 | 1 |
| 15 | repress | 2 | 1 |
| 16 | reprocessing | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | redressing | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | recessing | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | pressuring | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | oppressing | 3 | 0 |
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 4
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 133
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
📰 This Word in the News:
Suppressing Dissent: Shrinking Civic Space, Transnational Repression and Palestine–Israel
Nov 7, 2024 Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Nov 7, 2024 Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Endothelial PHACTR1 Promotes Endothelial Activation and Atherosclerosis by Repressing PPARγ Activity Under Disturbed Flow in Mice
May 18, 2023 American Heart Association Journals
May 18, 2023 American Heart Association Journals
Tanzania: Authorities instil climate of fear and step up repression ahead of general elections
Oct 20, 2025 Amnesty International
Oct 20, 2025 Amnesty International
Israeli police repressing anti-war protests with ‘iron fist,’ say activists
Jan 24, 2024 +972 Magazine
Jan 24, 2024 +972 Magazine
Article from Brazil Reveals How Repressing Gay Priests Harms the Whole Church
Jun 1, 2021 New Ways Ministry
Jun 1, 2021 New Ways Ministry
Searching reporters’ homes, suing journalists and repressing citizen dissent are well-known steps toward autocracy
Jan 14, 2026 The Conversation
Jan 14, 2026 The Conversation

