Repress
Meaning of Repress
To hold back feelings; to put down by force.
ما معنى كلمة Repress بالعربي؟
يَكبت أو يَمنع التعبير عن المشاعر أو الأفكار
🚫🔒 يَكبت أو يَمنع التعبير عن المشاعر أو الأفكار؛ يُسيطر على الانفعالات ويُخفيها؛ عملية كبت نفسية أو سياسية تمنع ظهور أو انتشار شيء معين للحفاظ على النظام أو تجنب الصراع 🚫🔒
قصة GL: تجنب كبت الإمكانات العقلية والإبداعية - يُسيطر على العوائق الذهنية، عملية التحرر من القيود التي يُحققها التعلم الجيني لإطلاق الطاقات الكامنة والقدرات المدفونة 🔓
Repress in a sentence
Attempts to repress thoughts can increase them, as research shows.
Firms should not repress dissent.
Governments may not repress lawful speech.
Pupils should not repress questions.
Origin of Repress
From Latin repressus, from reprimere 'to press back'.
In the Genetic Learning (GL) context
In Genetic Learning work led by Naif Talal Al-Essa, repress differs from suppress in psychology. GL encourages open expression of difficulties.
Repress audio micro-course (transcript)
Podcast 1 — Introduction & meaning
Narrator: Today's word is "Repress" — verb, pronounced /rɪˈpres/, with the stress on "press".
Narrator: To repress is to hold back or suppress a feeling, thought or action, often by force.
Narrator: In plain English, you repress a laugh in a quiet meeting, or a government represses protest.
Narrator: It comes from the Latin reprimere, meaning to press back, from re- and premere, to press.
Narrator: "To repress a memory" describes unconsciously blocking a painful thought.
Narrator: It differs from suppress because repress is often unconscious, whereas suppress is deliberate.
Narrator: "To repress a rebellion" is a sense meaning putting down an uprising by force.
Narrator: Psychology, politics, law and everyday speech all rely on the word repress.
Narrator: So remember: to repress is to hold back, from the Latin for to press back.
Read podcasts 2 and 3
Podcast 2 — In conversation
Speaker A: What does repress mean?
Speaker B: Holding back! REPRESS comes from the Latin reprimere, to press back, so it means suppressing feelings, thoughts or actions.
Speaker A: So you repress a laugh?
Speaker B: Yes — and a government represses protest!
Speaker A: Example sentences?
Speaker B: "Repress a laugh"; "repressed memories"; "repress the rebellion" — manners, psychology and politics.
Speaker A: Common mistakes?
Speaker B: Don't confuse repress with oppress, because repress means hold back, while oppress means keep down unjustly.
Speaker A: Close relatives?
Speaker B: 'Suppress' the deliberate cousin, 'stifle' the smothering twin, 'quell' the forceful alternative. The word keeps its holding charm!
Podcast 3 — Prompt engineering
Speaker B: Let's use "repress" in AI prompts — useful for therapy apps and politics tools.
Speaker A: So a prompt could frame therapy?
Speaker B: Right. For a therapy app, you'd write:
Prompt: Write a short exercise helping users notice feelings they repress, naming two journaling prompts.
Speaker A: How about a politics tool?
Speaker B: Ask the model to frame a report:
Prompt: Draft a short news summary of a government repressing protest, naming one method.
Speaker A: Could it help with a wellbeing bot?
Speaker B: Yes, you can frame expression:
Prompt: Summarise in two sentences why repressing emotions is harmful, naming one alternative.
Speaker A: One more?
Speaker B: For a history chatbot, try this:
Prompt: Write a short note on a regime that repressed dissent, naming one year.
Frequently asked questions about Repress
What does Repress mean?
To hold back feelings; to put down by force.
ما معنى كلمة Repress بالعربي؟
يَكبت أو يَمنع التعبير عن المشاعر أو الأفكار — 🚫🔒 يَكبت أو يَمنع التعبير عن المشاعر أو الأفكار؛ يُسيطر على الانفعالات ويُخفيها؛ عملية كبت نفسية أو سياسية تمنع ظهور أو انتشار شيء معين للحفاظ على النظام أو تجنب الصراع 🚫🔒
How do you pronounce Repress?
Repress is pronounced /rɪˈpres/ and is used as a verb.
How is Repress used in a sentence?
Attempts to repress thoughts can increase them, as research shows.
What are synonyms of Repress?
suppress, stifle, restrain, hold back, bottle up, subdue.