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suppressed
[suh-prest]
adjective
stopped or kept from carrying on normal activity.
In the late 1700s, all members of the suppressed Jesuit Order flocked to Rome from other European countries where they were not tolerated.
kept in or repressed, as a laugh, feeling, thought, etc..
I heard a suppressed giggle from under the bed.
withheld from disclosure or publication.
There is a reasonable probability that the suppressed evidence would have produced a different verdict.
stopped or arrested, as a cough, bodily process, etc..
Their study examines how viral therapy combined with a suppressed immune response could be more effective against solid tumors.
vanquished or subdued; quelled.
Six casino workers were killed in a brutally suppressed strike.
done away with or abolished, by or as by authority.
Generations later, descendants of the colonists have generally accepted the formerly suppressed practice of tattooing.
kept from being expressed genetically.
The promise of reversing sickle cell disease symptoms by reactivating a suppressed gene has attracted considerable interest.
verb
the simple past tense and past participle of suppress.
Other Word Forms
- suppressedly adverb
- nonsuppressed adjective
- quasi-suppressed adjective
- unsuppressed adjective
- well-suppressed adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of suppressed1
Example Sentences
But in the 20th century, humans suppressed fires and forests became overgrown.
She said she adopted a strategy from her difficult childhood - one that included abuse - where she suppressed the traumatic memories and went on with life as usual.
"Enemy firing points are being actively suppressed, the work is under way," he said.
Researchers who tried to bring this history to light often had their work suppressed like one more controlled fire.
In recent months, protests against Hamas have been on the rise in northern Gaza, but activists say the group's presence in the south has remained strong and it has successfully suppressed public dissent until now.
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