SUPPRESSED
(adj., adj.sat, verb)Definitions
How to pronounce suppressed:
Suppressed - as an adjective
Suppressed - as an adjective satellite
Manifesting or subjected to suppression
Example: "A suppressed press"
Held in check with difficulty
Example: "A smothered cough"
Suppressed - as a verb
To put an end to, especially with force, to crush, do away with; to prohibit, subdue.
Example: "Political dissent was brutally suppressed."
To restrain or repress, such as laughter or an expression.
Example: "I struggled to suppress my smile."
To exclude undesirable thoughts from one's mind.
Example: "He unconsciously suppressed his memories of abuse."
To prevent publication.
Example: "The government suppressed the findings of their research about the true state of the economy."
To stop a flow or stream.
Example: "Hot blackcurrant juice mixed with honey may suppress cough."
To forbid the use of evidence at trial because it is improper or was improperly obtained.
To reduce unwanted frequencies in a signal.
To hold in place, to keep low.
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Word Game Points
SUPPRESSED has a SCRABBLE points total of 15.
SUPPRESSED has a WORDS WITH FRIENDS points total of 18.
SUPPRESSED has a WORDFEUD points total of 18.
