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Adverb for oppressed or subjugated, especially by a tyrannical authority
“When the tyrant dies, the repressed peoples of the world will have cause to dance and sing in joy.”
Adverb for unnatural, awkward or reserved in nature or behavior
“Clearly shy and repressed emotionally, he was nevertheless a man of quiet charm and native intelligence.”
Adverb for kept suppressed or hidden away, especially in one's unconscious mind
“He expresses his romantic regrets which regularly return in his work like a repressed temptation.”
Adverb for characterized by the repression of thoughts, desires or actions
“As their time in hiding slowly builds, frustration and boredom are replaced by a juvenile playfulness, tinged with repressed longing and shot through with malicious intent.”
Adverb for restrained and unpretentious in nature or appearance
“He wears black, white, and grey, repressed colors that echo all the other gentlemen in their restrictive social uniform.”
Adverb for intimidated or overwhelmed by an overbearing significant other
Adverb for having one's feelings and expression under control
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