Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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psychological medicine | Yes | No | No | No |
repression | Yes | No | No | No |
psychological medicine (noun) | repression (noun) |
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the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders | the act of repressing; control by holding down |
(psychiatry) the classical defense mechanism that protects you from impulses or ideas that would cause anxiety by preventing them from becoming conscious | |
a state of forcible subjugation |