repressively
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rep - res - si - ve - ly -> repressively
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၁။ (က) ချုပ်တည်းသည်။
repress an urge to scream ❍ repress a sneeze/smile/cough.
(ခ) (usu passive) ဖိနှိပ်ချုပ်ချယ်မှု မကင်း။
His childhood was repressed and solitary.
၂။ ဖိနှိပ်သည်။ All opposition is brutally repressed by the regime.
❏ repressed adj သိုသိပ်ချုပ်တည်းထားသော။ her emotionally repressed mother ❍ repressed anger/desire/fear.
❏ repression /rÇ'preʃn/ n
၁။ [U] ဖိနှိပ်မှု။ victims of government repression ❍ the repression of free speech.
၂။ (psychology ) [U] အလိုဆန္ဒ ချုပ်တည်းမှု။ sexual repression.
❏ repressive /rÇ'presÇv/ adj ဖိနှိပ်ချုပ်ချယ်သော။
a repressive regime/law/measure. repressively adv repressiveness n [U]
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suppress, contain, keep inside, hold back, bottle up, limit, inhibit, stifle, black out, block, bottle, chasten, check, collect, compose, control, cool, cork, crush, curb, dominate, gridlock, hinder, hold in, internalize, jam up, keep back, keep in, keep in check, keep under wraps, kill, lock, master, muffle, overcome, overpower, quash, quelch, quell, rein, restrain, shush, silence, simmer down, smother, squelch, subdue, subjugate, swallow, throw cold water on, tie up
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