suppression
noun(sup-pres-sion)
forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority
Examples:
The suppression of heresy.
suppression
noun(sup-pres-sion)
(psychology) the conscious exclusion of unacceptable thoughts or desires
suppression
noun(sup-pres-sion)
the act of withholding or withdrawing some book or writing from publication or circulation
Examples:
A suppression of the newspaper.
suppression
noun(sup-pres-sion)
the failure to develop some part or organ