repression

• اسم يدل على فعل السيطرة على شيء ما أو كبته أو منعه، ويُستعمل في السياق السياسي للدلالة على القمع العنيف لجماعة أو شعب، وفي علم النفس للدلالة على الحيلولة اللاشعورية دون ظهور الأفكار أو الدوافع المقلقة.

A noun referring to the act of controlling, subduing, or restraining something, often used in political contexts to describe the forcible subjugation of a group, or in psychology to describe the unconscious blocking of distressing thoughts or impulses.

غير معدود

1. Forcible subjugationB2formal

   The act of controlling or suppressing a group of people through force or authority.

   القمع

   • The regime used brutal repression to silence dissent.
   • Political repression often leads to widespread human rights abuses.
   • The country has a long history of repression against minority groups.

   المرادفاتcoercioncrushingdominationoppressionsubjugationsuppressiontyranny

   الأضدادemancipationfreedomliberationrelease

2. Psychological defense mechanismC1formalmedical

   The unconscious act of blocking disturbing thoughts, memories, or impulses from the conscious mind to avoid anxiety.

   آلية دفاع نفسية

   • Repression of childhood trauma can affect adult behavior.
   • The therapist helped him uncover memories hidden by repression.
   • Freud believed repression was a key defense mechanism.

   المرادفاتblockinginhibitionsuppression

   الأضدادconfrontationexpressionrelease

3. Act of holding backB2formal

   The act of restraining or controlling something, such as emotions or actions.

   الكبت

   • The repression of anger can lead to health problems.
   • Emotional repression is often seen as unhealthy in modern psychology.
   • The government's repression of free speech was widely criticized.

   المرادفاتcheckcontrolcurbinginhibitionrestraintrestrictionsuppression

   الأضدادdischargeexpressionoutpouringreleasevent