represi
Pronunciation: /re.ˈpre.si/
“represi” is an Indonesian word. Its 5 meanings in English:
noun
- the act of repressing; state of being repressed
- the oppression or persecution of an individual or group for political reasons
- the involuntary rejection from consciousness of painful or disagreeable ideas, memories, feelings, or impulses
- the socially supported mistreatment and exploitation of a group of individuals
- the down-regulation of gene transcription by the action of repressor proteins binding to a promoter
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch repressie (“repression”), from French répression (“repression”) or Latin [Term?].
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