repressed

S2 W2

in Vietnamese Bị kìm nén, bị ức chế

BrE /rɪˈprɛst/ AmE /rɪˈprɛst/

adjective / verb en → vi

1 EMOTION [adjective] B2

Bị kìm nén, bị ức chế

not allowed to show or express feelings, especially strong emotions such as anger or excitement

Collocations repressed anger · repressed feelings

  • He had a repressed childhood.

    Anh có một tuổi thơ bị kìm nén.

2 GOVERNMENT [adjective] C1

Bị kiểm soát, bị hạn chế

controlled or restricted by the government, especially in an unfair way

Collocations repressed political dissent · repressed freedom of speech

  • The country has a repressive government.

    Quốc gia này có một chính phủ kiểm soát khắc nghiệt.

3 PSYCHOLOGY [adjective] C1

Bị kìm nén (trong tâm lý)

not allowed to be expressed or remembered, especially because it is considered unacceptable by society

Collocations repressed memories · repressed desires

  • She has repressed memories of the accident.

    Cô ấy có những ký ức bị kìm nén về vụ tai nạn.

4 VERB [transitive] C1

Kìm nén (cảm xúc)

to prevent someone from expressing or showing their feelings, especially strong emotions such as anger or excitement

  • repress somebody's feelings
  • He repressed his anger.

    Anh kìm nén cơn giận của mình.

5 GOVERNMENT [transitive] C1

Kiểm soát (bằng cách chính phủ)

to control or restrict something, especially in an unfair way

  • repress political dissent
  • The government repressed the protests.

    Chính phủ đã kiểm soát các cuộc biểu tình.

6 PSYCHOLOGY [transitive] C1

Kìm nén (trong tâm lý)

to prevent someone from remembering or expressing something, especially because it is considered unacceptable by society

  • repress memories
  • She repressed the memory of her childhood trauma.

    Cô ấy kìm nén ký ức về sự đau khổ trong tuổi thơ.