All 5 Uses of
repress
in
A Room With A View
- "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) to hold something back
or:
to subjugate (oppress or hold others down) -
(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
In psychology, repress has a more specialized meaning where something is put out of one's consciousness. For example, someone with repressed anger may not consciously realize they are angry, yet the anger still affects their mind and body.