repress
verb7 collocationsAvg. frequency: 7.4
to suppress opposition or a group of people with extreme cruelty and force
to suppress opposition or a group of people using physical force intended to hurt or kill
to suppress opposition or a group of people with severe and unkind methods
to suppress something or a group of people according to a fixed plan or system
to only just manage to stop a feeling or reaction from showing
to make an effort to stop a feeling, memory, or reaction from coming out
to fail to stop a feeling or reaction from showing