All 3 Uses of
repress
in
The House of Mirth
- Again she felt the lightening of her load, and with it the release of repressed activities.†
Chpt 1.7 *
- But Louisa spoils it all by trying to repress him and put herself forward.†
Chpt 2.1
- The certainty that she had heard of the rupture with the Dorsets made the prospect of the meeting more formidable; and how should Lily have repressed a quick sense of relief at the thought that, instead of undergoing the anticipated ordeal, she had only to enter gracefully on a long-assured inheritance?†
Chpt 2.4
Definition:
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(repress) to hold something back
or:
to subjugate (oppress or hold others down)