Definitions for "Repress"
To press again.
To press back or down effectually; to crush down or out; to quell; to subdue; to supress; as, to repress sedition or rebellion; to repress the first risings of discontent.
To put down by force, usually before total control has been lost; quell
Keywords:  yawn, muffle, strangle, smother, anger
conceal or hide; "smother a yawn"; "muffle one's anger"; "strangle a yawn"
put out of one's consciousness
The subconscious act of removing thoughts, feelings or desires from one's consciousness.
Keywords:  restrain, hence, check, back
Hence, to check; to restrain; to keep back.
to prevent the natural or normal occurrence (abundance) of (an organism).
Keywords:  act
The act of repressing.