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Definition
to hold something back
or:
to subjugate (oppress or hold others down)
or:
to subjugate (oppress or hold others down)
- There was a remarkable expression in it now; a kind of serious delight of which he felt ashamed, and which he struggled to repress.4 — The Last of the Three Spirits (62% in)
There are no more uses of "repress" in A Christmas Carol.
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