repress
gb/ɹipɹˈɛs/ us/ɹipɹˈɛs/
B2
Inglese
~ 9600
elfojt, visszafojt, elnyom, kiszorít a tudatából, gátol
VERBO
B2
1
elfojt
B2
visszafojt
B2
Schema d'uso:
to repress [emotion/impulse]
He tried to repress his anger during the meeting.
Megpróbálta elfojtani a haragját a megbeszélés alatt.
She could not repress a smile when she heard the news.
Nem tudta visszafojtani a mosolyát, amikor meghallotta a hírt.
Many people are taught to repress their sadness instead of talking about it.
He instinctively repressed the urge to shout back.
They had learned to repress their true feelings around their parents.
Esempi per chi studia
He repressed his anger and stayed quiet.
Elfojtotta a haragját, és csendben maradt.
She repressed her tears until she was alone.
Addig visszafojtotta a könnyeit, amíg egyedül nem maradt.
I tried to repress my fear of flying.
They repress their feelings at work.
She could not repress a laugh.
Errore comune:
Learners often confuse "repress" with "depress" and "oppress". "Repress" means to hold back feelings or actions; "depress" is usually about making someone sad or reducing something; "oppress" is about treating people in a cruel or unfair way. Many situations can use "suppress" instead of "repress"; "suppress" is more common and slightly more general in everyday English.
Significato
deliberately hold back feelings
Collocazioni
repress anger
|repress emotions
|repress feelings
|repress an impulse
|repress a smile
|repress the urge
Sinonimi
suppress (Very close in meaning, but slightly more formal and common in written English; can also sound more clinical.)
Contrari
express (Focuses on showing or communicating feelings openly, which is the opposite of holding them back.)
Temi
emotions
|psychology
|behavior
|core_vocabulary
Definizione
to control strong feelings or desires so that you do not show them or act on them
To consciously control and hold back an emotion, desire, or impulse so that it does not show or is not acted on.
VERBO
B2
FORMAL
2
Schema d'uso:
to repress [group/activity/opposition]
The government moved quickly to repress the protests.
A kormány gyorsan lépett, hogy elfojtsa a tiltakozásokat.
For decades, the regime repressed political opposition.
A rezsim évtizedeken át elnyomta a politikai ellenzéket.
Security forces violently repressed the student movement.
The law has been used to repress dissenting voices.
Minority groups were systematically repressed under the dictatorship.
Esempi per chi studia
The army repressed the demonstration.
A hadsereg elfojtotta a tüntetést.
The ruler used the police to repress his enemies.
Az uralkodó a rendőrséget használta fel arra, hogy elnyomja az ellenfeleit.
The new law may repress free speech.
For many years, the state repressed this religious group.
They tried to repress any sign of protest.
Errore comune:
Learners often mix up "repress" and "oppress" in political contexts. "Repress" focuses on stopping actions or expressions (like protests or opposition), often by force. "Oppress" focuses on long-term, unfair, and cruel treatment of people. A government can both "oppress" people in daily life and "repress" protests when they appear.
Significato
control people or protests by force
Collocazioni
repress dissent
|repress opposition
|repress protests
|repress a movement
|brutally repress
|violently repress
Sinonimi
crush (Suggests using very harsh or overwhelming force to stop something completely.)
Contrari
tolerate (Means allowing something to exist or continue, even if one disagrees with it, rather than stopping it by force.)
Temi
politics
|law
|conflict
Definizione
to use power or force to stop a group, protest, or idea from acting or spreading
To control or limit people or activities by using power or force, especially to stop political opposition or social protest.
VERBO
C1
TECHNICAL
3
elfojt
C1
Schema d'uso:
to repress [trauma/memory/feeling]
Therapists debated whether patients could truly repress traumatic memories.
A terapeuták arról vitatkoztak, hogy a páciensek valóban képesek-e elfojtani a traumatikus emlékeket.
As a child, she seems to have repressed much of what happened at home.
Úgy tűnik, gyerekként sok mindent elfojtott abból, ami otthon történt.
He may have repressed those painful experiences for many years.
Some theories suggest that people repress emotions they find too frightening to face.
The study questions the idea that people commonly repress memories of abuse.
Esempi per chi studia
He repressed the memory of the accident.
Kiszorította a tudatából a baleset emlékét.
She may have repressed what happened when she was young.
Lehet, hogy elfojtotta azt, ami vele történt, amikor fiatal volt.
Some people repress very painful experiences.
He repressed these feelings for many years.
The doctor thinks she repressed the trauma.
Errore comune:
Learners sometimes use this psychological sense when they really mean the more general, conscious sense "to hold back feelings". This technical sense is specifically about an unconscious process, often in discussions of Freud, trauma, and therapy. In everyday speech, people often say "block out a memory" or simply "forget" rather than "repress" in this technical way.
Significato
unconsciously block memories or feelings
Collocazioni
repress memories
|repress traumatic experiences
|repress childhood trauma
|unconsciously repress
|repress painful feelings
Sinonimi
block out (Informal phrase; often used for both conscious and unconscious mental avoidance, less technical than "repress".)
Contrari
recall (Means to bring a memory into conscious awareness, the opposite of mentally keeping it out of awareness.)
Temi
psychology
|mental-health
|health
|emotions
Definizione
to unknowingly push painful memories or feelings out of your mind so that you are not aware of them
In psychology, to unconsciously keep disturbing memories, thoughts, or feelings out of conscious awareness as a defense mechanism.
VERBO
C1
TECHNICAL
4
gátol
C2
Schema d'uso:
to repress [gene/transcription/expression]
The protein binds to the operator region to repress gene expression.
A fehérje az operátor régióhoz kötődik, hogy gátolja a génexpressziót.
Under these conditions, the cell represses transcription of the enzyme.
Ilyen körülmények között a sejt gátolja az enzim génjének transzkripcióját.
This regulator can either activate or repress different sets of genes.
Glucose strongly represses the production of these transport proteins.
The mutation prevents the receptor from repressing downstream signaling.
Esempi per chi studia
This protein represses the gene in low light.
Ez a fehérje gyenge fényben gátolja a gén expresszióját.
The cell represses this enzyme when sugar is high.
A sejt magas cukorszint mellett gátolja ennek az enzimnek a termelődését.
A repressor can repress transcription of many genes.
The drug may repress tumor growth.
We study how these factors repress gene expression.
Errore comune:
Learners sometimes think this technical sense is about emotions or politics because it is the same verb. In biology, "repress" is specifically about lowering or stopping gene expression or activity, not about people or feelings.
Significato
reduce or stop gene expression
Collocazioni
repress gene expression
|repress transcription
|repress a promoter
|repress enzyme activity
|transcriptionally repress
Sinonimi
inhibit (Very common in scientific writing; can be broader, covering many types of slowing or stopping biological activity.)
Contrari
activate (Means to start or increase the activity of a gene or process, the opposite of reducing or stopping it.)
Temi
science
|biology
Definizione
in biology, to stop or reduce how much a gene works or is expressed in a cell
In biology, to reduce or prevent the expression of a gene or activity of a biochemical process, often through specific regulatory molecules.
Grammatica
Forma base
repress
IPA
GB/ɹipɹˈɛs/
US/ɹipɹˈɛs/
Sillabe e accento
repress (1 sillaba)
Forme flesse
Verb
- Base: repress
- 3rd Person Singular: represses
- Present Participle: repressing
- Past: repressed
Famiglia di parole
Forms
represses
verb
repressing
verb
repressed
verb
Core family
repression
noun C1
repressive
adjective
Related words
suppress
verb C1
suppression
noun B2
Negative and opposite forms
express
verb A2
unrepressed
adjective
Advanced or less common
repressively
adverb
repressiveness
noun
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