All 7 Uses of
suppress
in
Gone with the Wind
- Moreover, Scarlett and her father were bound together by a mutual suppression agreement.†
Chpt 1.2 *
- "You old buffalo!" she thought, her face crimson with suppressed fury.†
Chpt 2.12
- Rhett asked, and his lips twitched with suppressed laughter.†
Chpt 3.17
- He turned back to the girls, who were trying to suppress their smiles.†
Chpt 3.30
- There was barely suppressed savagery in his voice.†
Chpt 4.36
- She was driven by a conscience which, though long suppressed, could still rise up, an active Catholic conscience.†
Chpt 5.55
- Scarlett chattered on cheerfully but there were many things about the County which she suppressed, things that hurt to think about.†
Chpt 5.57
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.