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repressionism

repressionism noun: a policy of repression.

Noun

repressionism (uncountable)

  1. A policy of repression.
    • Stalinist repressionism

Origin of repressionism

From repression + -ism.

Questions about repressionism

What does repressionism mean?
Repressionism means a policy of repression.
What part of speech is repressionism?
Repressionism is a noun.

Words near repressionism in the dictionary

  1. repressing
  2. repressings
  3. repression
  4. repressional
  5. repressionary
  6. repressionism
  7. repressionist
  8. repressionists
  9. repressions
  10. repressive
  11. repressively

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