repression
noun
rɪˈpreʃən
noun
1
when
someone
does
not
allow
themselves
to
express
feelings
or
desires
which
they
are
ashamed
of,
especially
sexual
ones
–
used
when
you
think
someone
should
express
these
feelings
〔对感到羞耻的感情或欲望，尤指性方面的〕抑制，克制，压抑〔用于认为某人应把这些感情表达出来〕
sexual
repression
性压抑
[+
of
]
the
repression
of
desire
欲望的克制
2
cruel
and
severe
control
of
a
large
group
of
people
镇压;
[+
of
]
brutal
repression
of
members
of
the
Communist
party
对共产党员的残酷镇压