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# suppression

noun (suppression — uncountable)

«suppression» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Stopping something by force or power, such as a protest, a rebellion or news. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/suppression/#m1)
2. Holding back or hiding a feeling, a cough, a sneeze or a thought. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/suppression/#m2)
3. Stopping something from growing or working: fire suppression. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/suppression/#m3)

### In the lessons

In history and citizenship lessons, the suppression of protests, newspapers or rights shows unfair power. In science and health, medicines can cause «suppression» of a cough or of the immune system. In buildings, «fire suppression systems» (sprinklers) stop fires. Phrases: «suppression of the rebellion», «suppression of free speech», «fire suppression».

### Examples

- The king ordered the suppression of the rebellion. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/suppression/#x1)
- The suppression of newspapers meant people did not know the truth. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/suppression/#x2)
- Sprinklers are part of the fire suppression system. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/suppression/#x3)
- Constant suppression of your feelings can make you unhappy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/suppression/#x4)
- The medicine helps with the suppression of coughing at night. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/suppression/#x5)
- Suppression of free speech is a sign of a cruel government. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/suppression/#x6)

### Note

Uncountable (usually). Verb: suppress. Formal word. Spelling: double p, double s — sup-pres-sion.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «suppression» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/suppression/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«suppression» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/suppression.html) on Mova free.