Repression

[Jessica]

The act of repressing, or state of being repressed; as,
the repression of evil and evil doers.

[Dianne]

To avoide doing or even thinking about something you want to do very much. The main reason for not doing it is fear of [guilt] or losing the respect from a parent or [peer]. In fact, you make yourself believe that you really dont even want to [do the thing] you are repressing.

[Britney]

The action of subduing someone or something by force.

[Little_Girl]

The [unconscious] [exclusion] of painful impulses, sexual acts, or desires with Jason from the [conscious] mind.

[Little_Girl]

Annoying [portmanteau] developed by some economists to describe an economic [recession] that threatens to develop into a [depression].

[Kit]

[depression] but [a second] [time]

[Couch Potatoe]

Repression (noun) to be depressed, but then “cured”. But you realized your insurance doesn’t cover your depression [meds] because, let’s face it, you are basically working like an [illegal Mexican]. So then you get depressed again, [hence why] it is known as “RE-pression” because you reversed the affect of the meds to your former depressive state.

[Gregory]

Not acknowledging negative feelings is true [repression]. Not allowing other people to [acknowledge] theirs because you dont acknowledge yours is the worst kind of repression/[oppression].

[Sommer]

the use of force or violence to control a group of people: