All 3 Uses of
suppress
in
Betrayed: A House of Night Novel
- He was sitting so close to me that I could feel the heat from his body, which made me suppress a shiver from a sudden rush of forbidden desire.†
Chpt 3
- You'll see I grinned, barely able to suppress my excitement.
Chpt 20 *suppress = keep under control
- "Ugh, take it away," I said, suppressing my gag reflex as I got a whiff of puke.†
Chpt 26
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.