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Definition of pent-up - 2 dictionary results

pent-up

  [pent-uhp]
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–adjective
confined; restrained; not vented or expressed; curbed: pent-up emotions; pent-up rage.
Origin:
1705–15; adj. use of v. phrase pent up

Synonyms:
repressed, suppressed, bottled-up.
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pent-up   (pěnt'ŭp')
adj.  Not given expression; repressed: pent-up emotions.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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