All 4 Uses of
suppress
in
Great Expectations
- You had not your little wits sharpened by their intriguing against you, suppressed and defenceless, under the mask of sympathy and pity and what not that is soft and soothing.†
Chpt 33 *
- Any one might have seen in her haggard face that there was no suppression or evasion so far.†
Chpt 44
- "Now," said a suppressed voice with an oath, "I've got you!"†
Chpt 53
- "And now," said the suppressed voice with another oath, "call out again, and I'll make short work of you!"†
Chpt 53
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.