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suppression

1.	(noun) forceful prevention: "suppression of liberal newspapers"; "quelling of the revolution"
	Synonyms: crushing, quelling, stifling
	Related Words: bar, prevention

2.	(noun) the act of suppressing
	Synonyms: curtailment
	Related Words: crackdown, restraint

3.	(noun) the conscious exclusion of unacceptable thoughts or desires
	Synonyms: inhibition
	Related Words: abstinence