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antirepression

antirepression noun: the action of antagonizing a repressor.

Noun

antirepression (uncountable)

  1. The action of antagonizing a repressor

Origin of antirepression

From anti- + repression.

Questions about antirepression

What does antirepression mean?
Antirepression means the action of antagonizing a repressor.
What part of speech is antirepression?
Antirepression is a noun.

Words near antirepression in the dictionary

  1. antireplay
  2. antirepresentational
  3. antirepresentationalism
  4. antirepresentationalist
  5. antirepresentationalists
  6. antirepression
  7. antirepressive
  8. antirepressor
  9. antirepressors
  10. antireprisal
  11. antireproductive

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