Both Uses of
repress
in
Cry, the Beloved Country
- He and his friends call it the Bantu Repress.†
Chpt 1.6 *
- Alongside of these very arguments we use others totally inconsistent, so that the accusation of repression may be refuted.†
Chpt 2.21
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.