All 7 Uses of
suppress
in
Harry Potter (#5) and the Order of the Phoenix
- 'He's got so many little friends, he's so popular Harry suppressed a snort with difficulty.†
Chpt 1 *
- He took two deep breaths and said, in a voice distorted by suppressed rage, 'Very well, very well… cleared of all charges.'†
Chpt 9
- Ginny suppressed a giggle.†
Chpt 10
- Draco Malfoy looked as though Christmas had come a month early; Hermione, on the other hand, had turned scarlet with suppressed rage.†
Chpt 21
- Just like Hermione, Pansy had tears in her eyes, but these were tears of laughter; indeed, her answer was almost incoherent because she was trying to suppress her giggles.†
Chpt 21
- Harry had seen enough; laughing, he ducked down low, ran to a door he knew was concealed behind a tapestry a little way along the corridor and slipped through it to find Fred and George hiding just behind it, listening to Umbridge and Filch's yells and quaking with suppressed mirth.†
Chpt 28
- Harry could not suppress a grin; Professor Tofty smiled back at him encouragingly.†
Chpt 31
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.