1.
restraint; suppression; control
The act of holding back, limiting, or keeping something under control.
Etymology
- 抑: suppress, hold down
- 制: control, regulate
Usage
1. Personal/emotional control:
2. Systematic/policy control:
3. Medical/scientific:
Similar words
- 抑える: the everyday verb for holding something down or back (気持ちを抑える); 抑制 is the formal, written noun
- 抑圧: suppression by force or authority, with a negative, oppressive ring (言論の抑圧); 抑制 is neutral and often deliberate self-control or policy
- 我慢: putting up with discomfort, not controlling a quantity or impulse
Related words
- 促進: promotion, acceleration (the opposite)
Related Words
Antonym:
促進 (promotion)
Compare:
抑える (to suppress, hold down)
Compare:
我慢 (patience, endurance)
Compare:
牽制 (check)