The Only Use of
repress
in
The Pigman
- It's got to be written now before John and I mature and repress the whole thing.
Chpt 2repress = put out of our conscious memory (the memory of which we are aware)
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.