폭력이나 무력을 사용하여 소요나 반란 등을 진압하다.
To subdue or put down a rebellion, uprising, or disorder by force.
예문:
"The government sent in troops to repress the growing civil unrest in the capital."
"Authorities moved quickly to repress the illegal protest before it could spread."
권력이나 강압적인 수단으로 사람이나 집단을 억누르고 자유를 제한하다.
To keep a person or group under control by force or authoritarian measures; to oppress.
예문:
"The regime continued to repress political dissidents through strict censorship and imprisonment."
"For decades, the minority group was systematically repressed by the ruling majority."
감정, 충동, 또는 신체적 반응이 나타나지 않도록 억제하거나 참다.
To restrain or prevent the expression of a feeling, impulse, or physical reaction.
예문:
"She tried hard to repress a smile during the solemn ceremony."
"He struggled to repress his anger when he heard the unfair accusations."
고통스럽거나 받아들이기 힘든 생각이나 욕망을 무의식 속으로 밀어 넣어 의식하지 못하게 하다.
To exclude painful or unacceptable thoughts or desires from the conscious mind.
예문:
"Traumatic childhood memories are often repressed as a psychological defense mechanism."
"The patient had repressed the guilt for years until it manifested as physical symptoms."
유전자의 전사나 단백질의 합성을 방해하거나 억제하다.
To prevent the transcription of a gene or the synthesis of a protein.
예문:
"Certain regulatory proteins function to repress the expression of specific genes in response to environmental changes."
"The chemical agent was used in the lab to repress the transcription process of the virus."