suppression
nounUK /səˈprɛʃ.ən/
US /səˈprɛʃ.ən/
The act of stopping something or holding it back.
The loud music was met with suppression by the neighbors.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. The act of putting an end to something by force.
The government's suppression of the protests was widely criticized.
3. The conscious blocking of unpleasant thoughts or feelings from the mind.
He used suppression to avoid thinking about the accident.
4. The failure of a bodily function or the stopping of a process.
The medication caused the suppression of her immune system.
5. The reduction or elimination of something, such as noise or a signal.
The new headphones offer excellent noise suppression.