Plural of repression
regular plural
The plural of repression is repressions.
Forms of repression
| Singular | repression /ɹəˈpɹɛʃən/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | repressions |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Repressions in a sentence
- The structural theory doesn't only focus on the negations, repressions, disavowals, and deadenings of the ego in the face of its encounters within and without.2012, Daniel Sapen, Freud's Lost Chord: Discovering Jazz in the Resonant Psyche, page 38. From the entry deadening
- Catherine had a paperback called Graphology: The Mind in the Hand, which gave her all sorts of warnings about people’s tendencies and repressions (“Artist or Madman?” “Pet or Brute?”).2004, Alan Hollinghurst, chapter 1, in The Line of Beauty […], London: Picador, →ISBN. From the entry ascender
Meaning of repression
- noun The act of repressing; state of being repressed.
- noun The involuntary rejection from consciousness of painful or disagreeable ideas, memories, feelings, or impulses.
Questions about the plural of repression
- What is the plural of repression?
- The plural of repression is repressions.
- Is repression countable?
- Repression is a countable and uncountable noun.
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