repressions
Definitions
Noun
- A state of forcible subjugation
- (psychiatry) the classical defense mechanism that protects you from impulses or ideas that would cause anxiety by preventing them from becoming conscious
- The act of repressing; control by holding down
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "repressions".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | proportions | 3 | 18 |
| 2 | preparations | 4 | 15 |
| 3 | projections | 3 | 10 |
| 4 | productions | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | transitions | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | reductions | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | predictions | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | renditions | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | oregonians | 5 | 1 |
| 10 | pretensions | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | rebellions | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | receptions | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | reconvenes | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | rejections | 3 | 1 |
| 15 | rhetoricians | 4 | 1 |
| 16 | richardson's | 3 | 1 |
| 17 | robinson's | 3 | 1 |
| 18 | brazilians | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | brusselmans | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | crustaceans | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | graduations | 4 | 0 |
| 22 | production's | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | productions' | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | prohibition's | 4 | 0 |
| 25 | prohibitions | 4 | 0 |
| 26 | protections | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | protozoans | 4 | 0 |
| 28 | radiation's | 4 | 0 |
| 29 | rebellion's | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | regressions | 3 | 0 |
| 31 | remingtons | 3 | 0 |
| 32 | reparations | 4 | 0 |
| 33 | repligen's | 3 | 0 |
| 34 | robertson's | 3 | 0 |
| 35 | robinsons | 3 | 0 |
| 36 | robinsons' | 3 | 0 |
| 37 | romanians | 4 | 0 |
| 38 | rwandan's | 3 | 0 |
| 39 | rwandans | 3 | 0 |
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Words that are spelled similarly to the term "repressions".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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| 1 | expression | 3 | 79 |
| 2 | impressions | 3 | 25 |
| 3 | depression | 3 | 24 |
| 4 | expressions | 3 | 15 |
| 5 | regression | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | recession | 3 | 7 |
| 7 | repression | 3 | 6 |
| 8 | professions | 3 | 5 |
| 9 | depressions | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | expressionism | 5 | 3 |
| 11 | expressionist | 4 | 2 |
| 12 | expressionless | 4 | 2 |
| 13 | repercussions | 4 | 1 |
| 14 | regressions | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | repressing | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | recessions | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | repossessions | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | recession's | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | processions | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | oppressions | 3 | 0 |
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Term
Definitions: 3
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 39
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.
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