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repressionist

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re·pres·sion   (rĭ-prěsh'ən)   
n.  

  1. The act of repressing or the state of being repressed.

  2. Psychology The unconscious exclusion of painful impulses, desires, or fears from the conscious mind.

re·pres'sion·ist adj.
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