All 5 Uses of
suppress
in
The Killer Angels
- Chamberlain suppressed a smile.
Chpt 1.2 *suppressed = stopped (controlled)
- He felt the beginning of an awful anger, an unbearable sadness, suppressed it.†
Chpt 1.4
- He had the look of a man suppressing his thoughts.†
Chpt 1.4
- Fremantle could not suppress a yawn, smothered it politely with his hand.†
Chpt 2.1
- The men tend to suppress the truth.†
Chpt 2.5
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.