suppress

/səˈprɛs/

意味: 抑える、鎮圧する

例文: Haruki suppressed his laughter.
　　  ハルキは笑いをこらえた。

言葉のよくある組み合わせ: suppress information(情報を抑える), suppress a smile(笑顔を抑える), suppress a rebellion(反乱を鎮圧する)

定義: 抑える、抑制する、または隠すことを意味します。感情や情報、行動などを表に出さないようにすることです。例えば、怒りや笑いを抑えたり、情報を隠したりする場合に使います。

suppressは約200,000語に1回程度の頻出度です。

Definitions(定義)

Verb: to put down by force or authority
Verb: come down on or keep down by unjust use of one’s authority
Verb: control and refrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior
Verb: put out of one’s consciousness
Verb: reduce the incidence or severity of or stop

Parts of Speech(品詞)

Verb

Examples(例文)

Verb: suppress a nascent uprising
Verb: stamp down on littering
Verb: conquer one’s desires
Verb: The government oppresses political activists
Verb: suppress a yawn
Verb: this drug can suppress the hemorrhage

Synonyms/Antonyms(類語/反意語)

Synonyms(類語): bottle up, conquer, crush, curb, inhibit, oppress, repress, stamp down, subdue, suppress

Antonyms(反意語):

Hypernyms/Hyponyms(上位語/下位語)

Hypernyms (General categories)(上位語): control, decrease, forget, suppress

Coordinate Terms(同じ上位語をもつもの): abridge, bate, catch, countercheck, cut, damp, de-escalate, deny, diminish, limit, minimize, mitigate, mortify, pare, reduce, restrict, shrink, slack, slake, suppress, swallow, thermostat, train, turn down, unlearn

Hyponyms (Specific examples)(下位語): burke, choke, choke off, hush, quench, repress, restrain, silence, smother, squelch, stifle, swallow, wink

Derivationally Related Words(派生語)

Derivationally Related Words: conquering, conqueror, crushing, inhibition, oppression, oppressive, oppressor, subduer, suppresser, suppression, suppressive, suppressor

Categories(カテゴリー)

Domain Categories: psychology

Usage Category: common

Usage Context: descriptive, emotional

Grammatical Notes:
intransitive verb, transitive verb

Prefixes/Suffixes(接頭辞/接尾辞)

Prefixes(接頭辞):

Suffixes(接尾辞): s

Exam Level

高校レベル

英検2級

Media Appearance(メディア登場例)

Books(洋書): Holes

Movies(映画): The Bad Guys

Other Information(その他)

Is Abstract?(抽象的な言葉?) No

Is Emotion Word?(感情的な言葉?) Yes

Emotion Categories: anger, fear, negative, sadness