Spanish Conversation · Level 46
75 words
Spanish word
represión
Pronunciation
IPA/repɾeˈsjon/
Meaning
- feminine nounrepression
Example
La represión emocional puede afectar la salud.
Emotional repression can affect health.
More examples
La represión política limita los derechos civiles.
Political repression limits civil rights.
Core concept
Pressing feelings down inside.
Common phrases
represión política
political repression
represión emocional
emotional repression
represión social
social repression
Similar words
supresión: Deliberate stopping or removing of an action or feeling to keep it from surfacing.
inhibición: Internal psychological brake that reduces the expression of behavior or emotion.
autocensura: Self-imposed censorship of one's speech or expression, holding back certain remarks.
contención: Temporary holding back of rising emotions or impulses to calm or manage them.
Definition in Spanish
Acción o efecto de reprimir algo, sobre todo sentimientos, impulsos o expresiones que se intentan impedir.
Word origin
From Latin repressio 'pressing back', from re- 'back' + premere 'to press', meaning the act of pushing feelings or impulses back.
Usage tips
- In everyday speech speakers often use the verb reprimir or the colloquial aguantar or contener to say someone holds back feelings, while represión sounds more formal or clinical.