All 3 Uses
repress
in
City of Bones
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- Alec repressed a shudder.†
Chpt 6 *
- It's entirely possible that there are memories you have buried or repressed, memories formed when you were too young to have a conscious recollection of them, that Brother Jeremiah can reach.†
Chpt 10
- You mean she's repressed her memories?†
Chpt 10
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)