What does repressing mean?

repressing means "restrictive of action".

How many syllables are in repressing?

repressing has 3 syllables: re-pres-sing. The stress falls on "pres". In IPA it is /ɹiˈpɹɛsɪŋ/.

What is another word for repressing?

Close synonyms include inhibitory, repressive. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is repressing a common word?

repressing is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with repressing?

3 words rhyme with repressing. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.

repressing — meaning, pronunciation and definition

adjective

1 senseA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
restrictive of action
“a repressive regime”
“an overly strict and inhibitory discipline”
Synonymsinhibitory repressive
Similarrestrictive

Questions about repressing

What does repressing mean?: repressing means "restrictive of action".
How many syllables are in repressing?: repressing has 3 syllables: re-pres-sing. The stress falls on "pres". In IPA it is /ɹiˈpɹɛsɪŋ/.
What is another word for repressing?: Close synonyms include inhibitory, repressive. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is repressing a common word?: repressing is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.
What rhymes with repressing?: 3 words rhyme with repressing. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for repressing come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

adjective

1 senseA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
restrictive of action
“a repressive regime”
“an overly strict and inhibitory discipline”
Synonymsinhibitory repressive
Similarrestrictive

Questions about repressing

What does repressing mean?: repressing means "restrictive of action".
How many syllables are in repressing?: repressing has 3 syllables: re-pres-sing. The stress falls on "pres". In IPA it is /ɹiˈpɹɛsɪŋ/.
What is another word for repressing?: Close synonyms include inhibitory, repressive. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is repressing a common word?: repressing is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.
What rhymes with repressing?: 3 words rhyme with repressing. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.

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