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repression vs subjection

subjection vs repression

repression and subjection both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
repression Yes No No No
subjection Yes No No No
As nouns, subjection is a hypernym of repression; that is, subjection is a word with a broader meaning than repression:
  • repression: a state of forcible subjugation
  • subjection: forced submission to control by others
Other hypernyms of repression include subjugation.
repression (noun) subjection (noun)
the act of repressing; control by holding down the act of conquering
(psychiatry) the classical defense mechanism that protects you from impulses or ideas that would cause anxiety by preventing them from becoming conscious forced submission to control by others
a state of forcible subjugation
Difference between repression and subjection

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