repression
noun [ U ] uk/rɪˈpreʃ.ən/ us/rɪˈpreʃ.ən/
(尤指通过武力进行的)镇压,压制
the use of force or violence to control a group of people
The political repression in this country is enforced by terror. 这个国家通过恐怖统治来实行政治高压。
压抑;压制;抑制
the process and effect of keeping particular thoughts and wishes out of your conscious mind in order to defend or protect it
an attitude of unhealthy sexual repression 不利于健康的性压抑态度