Word: suppression
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: sup
pres
sion
Definition: A process in which a person consciously excludes anxiety-producing thoughts, feelings, or memories.
Morphemes:
Affix: suppress
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To exclude undesirable thoughts from one's mind.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: sub
Language: la
Decoded: sub
Meaning: under
Affix: premō
Language: la
Decoded: premo
Meaning: press
Affix: -ion
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: an action or process, or the result of an action or process
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -iō
Language: la
Decoded: -io
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form abstract nouns from verbs.