Suppression

Pronunciation

Full definition of suppression

Noun

1. The act or instance of suppressing.
• 1980, Carl Sagan, :The suppression of uncomfortable ideas may be common in religion and politics, but it is not the path to knowledge; it has no place in the endeavor of science.
2. The state of being suppressed.
3. A process in which a person consciously excludes anxiety-producing thoughts, feelings, or memories.