suppression

UK/səˈpɹɛʃən/US/səˈpɹɛʃən/

nounB2+Occasional — familiar, but not everyday · #10,690 of 15,258mostly written

Suppression is the holding down of something by force. The suppression of a revolt.

It is used of feelings, of evidence and of people, and all three are held down rather than removed. Suppression of a symptom without treating the cause is medicine's oldest complaint about itself.

Definitions of suppression

1nounsuppressionThe holding down of something by force.B2+
“The suppression of the report was worse than anything in it.”

suppression is a holding down.

Where it comes from

Latin
suppressiō
English, today
suppression

Borrowed from Latin suppressiō.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

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suppression in the wild

Free energy suppression (or new energy suppression) is a conspiracy theory that technologically viable, pollution-free, no-cost energy sources are being suppressed by governments, corporations, or advocacy groups.
Free energy suppression conspiracy theory
The suppression of scientific research began during the Stalin era and continued after his death.
Repression of science in the Soviet Union
Voter suppression is the effort to limit the capacity of a group to register, vote, or cast an effective ballot.
Voter suppression
Voter suppression, instead, attempts to gain an advantage by reducing the turnout of certain voters.
Voter suppression
Gaseous fire suppression, also called clean agent fire suppression, is the use of inert gases and chemical agents to extinguish a fire.
Gaseous fire suppression

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