抑圧(よくあつ)

よくあつ
noun, suru verb
suppression, repression, oppression
1. suppression, repression, oppression
The act of restraining, subduing, or keeping something down by force. Used for political oppression, psychological repression, or forceful control.
感情(かんじょう)を抑圧(よくあつ)する
to repress one's emotions
その政権(せいけん)は反対派(はんたいは)を抑圧(よくあつ)した。
That regime suppressed the opposition.
長年(ながねん)抑圧(よくあつ)されてきた記憶(きおく)が、突然(とつぜん)蘇(よみがえ)った。
Memories that had been repressed for years suddenly resurfaced.

USAGE: 抑圧(よくあつ) has both political/social and psychological meanings. In psychology, it refers to the unconscious pushing down of unacceptable thoughts or memories.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 感情(かんじょう)/欲望(よくぼう)を抑圧(よくあつ)する (to repress emotions/desires)
  • 抑圧(よくあつ)された記憶(きおく) (repressed memories)
  • 抑圧(よくあつ)からの解放(かいほう) (liberation from oppression)
  • 自由(じゆう)の抑圧(よくあつ) (suppression of freedom)

RELATED WORDS:

  • 圧迫(あっぱく) (pressure, oppression - more physical)
  • 弾圧(だんあつ) (suppression, crackdown - political)
  • 抑制(よくせい) (restraint, control - less forceful)
general
Added 2026.1.31 19:50
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