Suppression

Noun

 * 1) The act or instance of suppressing.
 * 2) The state of being suppressed.
 * 3) A process in which a person consciously excludes anxiety-producing thoughts, feelings, or memories.

Related terms

 * suppress

Thesaurus
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Translations

 * : subpremo

Noun

 * 1) deletion
 * 2) removal
 * 3) cut (of jobs)

Derived terms

 * suppression d'emplois

Related terms

 * supprimer