visszafojt
B2
Hungarian
swallow, stifle, restrain, suppress, repress
VERB
B2
1
swallow
B1
Usage pattern:
visszafojt vmit
No example pairs yet.
Meaning
Hold back emotion or reaction
Themes
emotion_control
|self_control
|anger
|pride
|emotions
|communication
Definition
To try to stop yourself from showing a strong emotion such as anger, sadness, or nervousness.
VERB
B2
1
stifle
B2
Usage pattern:
visszafojt valamit
No example pairs yet.
Meaning
hold back a sound or reaction
Themes
sound
|emotion
|self_control
|reaction
|speech
|body
|emotions
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Definition
To prevent a sound, emotion, or physical reaction from being expressed, often by forcing oneself to keep it inside or make it quieter.
VERB
B2
2
restrain
B2
Usage pattern:
visszafojtja a könnyeit/dühét
No example pairs yet.
Meaning
control emotions or impulses
Themes
self_control
|emotion
|impulse
|desire
|emotions
|core_vocabulary
Definition
To prevent yourself or someone else from expressing an emotion or doing something you strongly feel like doing.
VERB
B2
2
suppress
B2
Usage pattern:
könnyeket/nevetést/érzést visszafojt
No example pairs yet.
Meaning
hold back feelings or reactions
Themes
emotion
|self_control
|expression
|reaction
|emotions
|core_vocabulary
Definition
To consciously control yourself so that a feeling, desire, or physical reaction does not show or is not expressed.
VERB
B2
2
repress
B2
Usage pattern:
visszafojt vmit
No example pairs yet.
Meaning
deliberately hold back feelings
Themes
emotion_control
|self_restraint
|feelings
|behavior
|emotions
|core_vocabulary
Definition
To consciously control and hold back an emotion, desire, or impulse so that it does not show or is not acted on.
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