The meaning of REPRESSED is subjected to or marked by repression. How to use repressed in a sentence.

REPRESSED definition: subjected to, affected by, or characteristic of psychological repression. See examples of repressed used in a sentence.

/ rɪˈprest / Add to word list having feelings that you do not express: repressed anger / sexuality

Definition of repressed adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

A repressed person does not allow themselves to have natural feelings and desires, especially sexual ones. Some have charged that the Puritans were sexually repressed and inhibited.

The adjective repressed often describes emotions, desires, or memories, especially those that are embarrassing, shameful, or scary. When an emotion is repressed, it's held inside so that you don’t …

repressed (rɪˈprɛst) adj (of a person) repressing feelings, instincts, desires, etc

repressed, adj. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary

REPRESSED meaning: 1 : stopped from being expressed or remembered; 2 : having feelings or desires that are not allowed to be expressed

The meaning of REPRESS is to check by or as if by pressure : curb. How to use repress in a sentence.