suppressing

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noun

The act by which something is suppressed; a suppression.

Less commonScrabble 16

Meanings

adjectivesuppressing (comparative more suppressing, superlative most suppressing)

comparative more suppressing · superlative most suppressing

    verb
    1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of suppress
      1 more example

      The dispatches […] also exposed the blatant discrepancy between the west's professed values and actual foreign policies. Having lectured the Arab world about democracy for years, its collusion in suppressing freedom was undeniable as protesters were met by weaponry and tear gas made in the west, employed by a military trained by westerners.

      2013 June 7, Gary Younge, “Hypocrisy lies at heart of Manning prosecution”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 188, number 26, page 18
    nounsuppressing (plural suppressings)

    plural suppressings

    1. The act by which something is suppressed; a suppression.
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