Suppression

Suppression is the restraint or repression of an idea, activity, or reaction by something more powerful, and the conscious inhibition of unacceptable memories, impulses, or desires.

It may also refer to:

 Politics 
 Censorship, the suppression of public communication considered objectionable to the general body of people as determined by a government or media outlet

 Weapons 
 Suppressive fire, weapons fire that degrades the performance of a target below the level needed to fulfill its mission
 Suppressor, a device attached to or part of the barrel of a firearm which reduces the amount of noise and flash generated by firing the weapon

Related pages
 Oppression

Category:Sociology