Both Uses of
repress
in
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
- The Reardan kids were so worried about grades and sports and THEIR FUTURES that they sometimes acted like repressed middle-aged business dudes with cell phones stuck in their small intestines.
Chpt 18 *repressed = holding back
- Rowdy was the opposite of repressed.†
Chpt 18
Definition:
-
(repress) to hold something back
or:
to subjugate (oppress or hold others down)