Examples of 'repression' in a sentence
Meaning of "repression"
Repression is the act of controlling, suppressing, or restraining something, often used in the context of political oppression or psychological defense mechanisms
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- The act of repressing; state of being repressed.
- The involuntary rejection from consciousness of painful or disagreeable ideas, memories, feelings, or impulses.
How to use "repression" in a sentence
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Victimized by the repression performed by his superiors.
Repression of indigenous organisations by the civil society.
It believes only in repression and says so openly.
Repression will not solve the problem.
They only gave us repression and blood.
Such repression led to confrontation and conflict.
He actively collaborated in repression as deputy chief of staff.
Repression had therefore escalated in the region.
This is just eons of repression getting purged.
Brutal repression is unacceptable and must be stopped.
He actually reported the repression on the movement.
Military repression and hundreds of villages burned.
Exclusionary development and repression of peaceful protest.
Repression of human rights defenders denouncing corruption.
They face increased repression and violence.
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Repression of defenders of economic and social rights.
He questioned government repression and was in danger of imprisonment.
Repression of all forms of violence against women.
If you kill official repression will be terrible.
This repression has been stepped up in recent months.
Decide if we approve of the repression of popular protest.
Government repression was met by insurrections and terrorism.
Impalement is a forceful and violent release of repression.
It was their repression by society that distorted them.
The bloodstained shadow of stalinist repression is past.
Policy for repression of economic power concentration.
Command of military units involved in repression of demonstrations.
Continued repression and human rights violations.
Terrorism would only justify their repression.
Harassment and repression of human rights defenders.
Obligations of states parties and repression of breaches.
There was no repression of people because of their beliefs.
Provoke instability and subsequently more repression.
There too repression has increased alarmingly.
Boost and create new mechanisms of repression.
Obligations and repression of breaches of the convention.
Syrian government agency directly involved in repression.
The brutal repression backfired to some extent.
Syrian government branch directly involved in repression.
Political repression increased after the coup.
They have activated the repression code.
Fear and repression are tools of a weak authority.
This has generated a lot of repression against us.
Repression of the right to freedom of association persisted.
The purpose of repression is the avoidance of pain.
Repression only further inflamed the situation.
Accept the end of repression and reprisals.
The repression of the democracy movement continued.
Yet every day the repression increases.
Repression experienced by a minority often leads to protest.
