All 5 Uses
repress
in
A Room With A View
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- "Ah," said Miss Bartlett, repressing Lucy, who was about to speak.†
Chpt 1 *
- Her cousin again repressed her.†
Chpt 1
- Lucy, elegantly dressed in white, sat erect and nervous amid these explosive ingredients, attentive to Mr. Eager, repressive towards Miss Lavish, watchful of old Mr. Emerson, hitherto fortunately asleep, thanks to a heavy lunch and the drowsy atmosphere of Spring.†
Chpt 6
- All the way back Lucy's body was shaken by deep sighs, which nothing could repress.†
Chpt 7
- He forebore to repress the sources of youth.†
Chpt 9
Definitions:
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(1)
(repress as in: she repressed a laugh) to hold something back (not allow it to be expressed)
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(2)
(repress as in: repressed the rebellion) to forcefully subdue or prevent actions by others
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(3)
(repress as in: repressed the memory) suppress from conscious awareness a memory, thought, feeling or desire
- (4) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)