bottle up

• Unterdrücken oder Verbergen von Gefühlen, besonders Wut oder Trauer, anstatt sie auszudrücken.

A phrasal verb meaning to repress or conceal one's emotions, especially anger or sadness, rather than expressing them.

unzählbar · transitiv · Phrasal, trennbar

1. Suppress emotionsinformal

   To hide or not express one's feelings, often leading to stress or frustration.

   Emotionen unterdrücken

   • He bottled up his anger until he couldn't take it anymore.
   • She tends to bottle up her sadness instead of talking about it.
   • Bottling up your emotions can be harmful to your mental health.

   Synonymechoke backcontainhold ininhibitrepressrestrainsmotherstiflesuppressswallow

   Antonymeexpressreleaseunburdenvent

2. Confine or trapinformal

   To keep something contained or trapped in a small space.

   Einsperren oder in eine Falle treiben

   • The protesters were bottled up in the narrow street by the police.
   • The smoke was bottled up inside the room with no ventilation.
   • They felt bottled up in the tiny apartment during the lockdown.

   Synonymeconfinecontaincoop upenclosehem inshut intrap

   Antonymefreeliberatereleaseunleash

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