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repression vs subjugation

subjugation vs repression

repression and subjugation both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
repression Yes No No No
subjugation Yes No No No
As nouns, subjugation is a hypernym of repression; that is, subjugation is a word with a broader meaning than repression:
  • repression: a state of forcible subjugation
  • subjugation: forced submission to control by others
Other hypernyms of repression include subjection.
repression (noun) subjugation (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 the act of subjugating by cruelty
a state of forcible subjugation forced submission to control by others
Difference between repression and subjugation

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