Found 3 items, similar to Suppression.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: suppression gencetan
English → English (WordNet) Definition: suppression suppression n 1: (botany) the failure to develop of some part or organ of a plant 2: the act of withholding or withdrawing some book or writing from publication or circulation; “a suppression of the newspaper” [syn: curtailment] 3: forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority; “the suppression of heresy”; “the quelling of the rebellion”; “the stifling of all dissent” [syn: crushing, quelling, stifling] 4: (psychology) the conscious exclusion of unacceptable thoughts or desires [syn: inhibition]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Suppression Suppression \Sup*pres"sion\, n. [L. suppressio: cf. F. suppression.] 1. The act of suppressing, or the state of being suppressed; repression; as, the suppression of a riot, insurrection, or tumult; the suppression of truth, of reports, of evidence, and the like. [1913 Webster] 2. (Med.) Complete stoppage of a natural secretion or excretion; as, suppression of urine; -- used in contradiction to retention, which signifies that the secretion or excretion is retained without expulsion. --Quain. [1913 Webster] 3. (Gram.) Omission; as, the suppression of a word. [1913 Webster] Syn: Overthrow; destruction; concealment; repression; detention; retention; obstruction. [1913 Webster]