Main entry: suppression, inhibition
Definition: (psychology) the conscious exclusion of unacceptable thoughts or desires
Main entry: quelling, stifling, suppression, crushing
Definition: forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority
Usage: the suppression of heresy; the quelling of the rebellion; the stifling of all dissent
Main entry: curtailment, suppression
Definition: the act of withholding or withdrawing some book or writing from publication or circulation
Usage: a suppression of the newspaper
Main entry: suppression
Definition: the failure to develop some part or organ