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Definition of Repressing
1. Adjective. Restrictive of action. "An overly strict and inhibiting discipline"
Definition of Repressing
1. Verb. (present participle of repress) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Repressing
1. repress [v] - See also: repress
Lexicographical Neighbors of Repressing
Literary usage of Repressing
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Principles of Anthropology and Sociology in Their Relations to Criminal by Maurice Parmelee (1908)
"Criminal procedure and penal treatment are society's direct methods of repressing
crime. But the scientists of the positive school have gone further and ..."
2. The Diplomatic Relations of England with the Quadruple Alliance, 1815-1830 by Louis Calvert, Myrna M. Boyce, Paul Padgette (1918)
"... Past—The Strong Appeal of the Old Method—Expressing Emotion and Repressing
Emotion—Gordon Craig, the Passionate Dilettante—" Unattached " Cleverness. ..."
3. The Living Age by Making of America Project, Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell (1845)
"... in the Champ de Mars, in personal vengeance of his share in repressing a riot
on that very spot three years before : and, finally, that " the murder of ..."
4. Memoirs and Campaigns of Charles John: Prince Royal of Sweden by John Philippart (1814)
"The annexed edict for the repressing of luxury was issued on the 10th of July,
Edict for the repressing of Luxury. « Sir, " The King has felt himself ..."
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