See Also: utterly(dictionary)
utterly(dictionary)

repression (iou) and utterly (oh)


repression (iou)



repression noun. LME.
[Late Latin repressio(n-), formed as REPRESS: see -ION.]
Ability to repress. Only in LME.
a. The action of repressing; an instance of this. M16.
b. spec. in Psychoanalysis. The action, process, or result of suppressing into the unconscious or of actively excluding from the conscious mind unacceptable memories, impulses, or desires. Cf. SUPPRESSION 7b. E20.
Biochemistry. The inhibition of enzyme synthesis by the action of a repressor on an operon. M20.
repressionist noun an advocate of repression or repressive measures L19.

utterly (oh)



completely or totally
::You look utterly miserable.