All 9 Uses of
suppress
in
The Brothers Karamazov
- I'd take all that mystic stuff and suppress it, once for all, all over Russia, so as to bring all the fools to reason.†
Chpt 3
- "But why suppress it?" asked Ivan.†
Chpt 3
- "Well, if Truth were to prevail, you know, you'd be the first to be robbed and suppressed."†
Chpt 3 *
- But he was quickly and resolutely suppressed.†
Chpt 9
- And so, solely from a sense of duty and my social position, I was forced to suppress the good moment and to stick to my nasty task.†
Chpt 11
- N.B. At these words there were two or three laughs in the audience, quickly suppressed, but noticed by all.†
Chpt 12
- The suppression of such an enthusiasm would be the suppression of something sacred, as the ladies cried afterwards.†
Chpt 12
- The suppression of such an enthusiasm would be the suppression of something sacred, as the ladies cried afterwards.†
Chpt 12
- She stopped speaking, as though suppressing something.†
Chpt Epil.
Definition:
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(suppress) trying to keep under controlThe exact meaning of suppress can depend upon its context. For example:
- "suppressed the revolution" -- to stop others from doing something by force
- "suppressed a smile" -- kept something from happening
- "suppressed the story" -- kept news from spreading
- "suppressed her fear" -- controlled an emotion
- "suppressed the memory" -- avoided thinking about (perhaps even removed from conscious memory)
editor's notes: Synonym Comparison (if you're into word choice):
Suppress and repress can be interchanged; though in psychology something that is repressed is done unconsciously while something that is suppressed is done voluntarily.