crush vs repress

repress vs crush

crush is a noun but repress is not a noun.

crush and repress both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
crush	Yes	No	Yes	No
repress	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, repress is a hyponym of crush; that is, repress is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than crush:

crush: come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority
repress: put down by force or intimidation

Other hyponyms of crush include keep down, quash, reduce, subdue, subjugate.

crush (noun)	repress (noun)
the act of crushing
temporary love of an adolescent
a dense crowd of people
leather that has had its grain pattern accentuated

crush (verb)	repress (verb)
break into small pieces	block the action of
become injured, broken, or distorted by pressure	put out of one's consciousness
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict	suppress in order to conceal or hide
make ineffective	put down by force or intimidation
to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition	impede or hinder the natural development or self-expression of
crush or bruise
humiliate or depress completely
come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority

Difference between crush and repress

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