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suppress
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The Best of Me
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- "I suppose," he answered, and she had to suppress a smile.†
p. 68.1 *suppress = trying to keep under control
- Experience told her that those activities would inevitably involve heavy drinking, but she tried to suppress her surge of anger, knowing that challenging him wouldn't do any good.†
p. 110.9
- She could sense the slight rise and fall of Dawson's chest as he breathed, and she had to suppress the urge to reach for his hand again.†
p. 182.1
- She collapsed into a chair, trying and failing to suppress a horrible feeling of Op vu.†
p. 299.5
- Amanda's anger, so long suppressed, suddenly exploded to the surface.†
p. 305.2suppressed = kept or tried to keep under control
Definitions:
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(1)
(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)
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. - (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)