All 3 Uses of
suppress
in
Things Fall Apart
- He threw his head down and gnashed his teeth, and allowed a murmur of suppressed anger to sweep the crowd.
p. 11.3suppressed = held back (controlled)
- Okonkwo, who had been walking about aimlessly in his compound in suppressed anger, suddenly found an outlet.
p. 38.4 *suppressed = kept under control
- The village was astir in a silent, suppressed way.
p. 199.1
Definition:
trying to keep under control
The 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)
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.
Suppress and repress can be interchanged; though in psychology something that is repressed is done unconsciously while something that is suppressed is done voluntarily.