suppress vs repress

suppress and repress both are verbs.

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

As verbs, suppress and repress are synonyms defined as:

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

suppress: consciously restrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior
repress: suppress in order to conceal or hide

Other hyponyms of suppress include dampen, stifle, muffle, smother, stifle, strangle, choke.

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

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

suppress (verb)	repress (verb)
bring under control by force or authority	block the action of
lessen to the point of stopping	put out of one's consciousness
put out of one's consciousness	suppress in order to conceal or hide
consciously restrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior	put down by force or intimidation
come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority	impede or hinder the natural development or self-expression of