To avoide doing or even thinking about something you want to do very much. The main reason for not doing it is fear of guilt or losing the respect from a parent or peer. In fact, you make yourself believe that you really don't even want to do the thing you are repressing.
Shasha: "Cindy, do you want to go clubbing and get wasted? Maybe we will pick up some guys."
Cindy:" No, my mom won't approve and dancing and guys shouldn't be appealing to me anyway. I think I will stay home, knit and drink water. Yeah! that sounds much more fun!"
Shasha (to self) : "She has repression bad"
Cindy:" No, my mom won't approve and dancing and guys shouldn't be appealing to me anyway. I think I will stay home, knit and drink water. Yeah! that sounds much more fun!"
Shasha (to self) : "She has repression bad"
by Happiness is the Best February 29, 2012
Not acknowledging negative feelings is true repression. Not allowing other people to acknowledge theirs because you don't acknowledge yours is the worst kind of repression/oppression.
For someone that claimed to be such a free spirit, repression was something she used at many oppurtune times to benefit from doing so.
by Solid Mantis April 29, 2021
Repression (noun) to be depressed, but then “cured”. But you realized your insurance doesn’t cover your depression meds because, let’s face it, you are basically working like an illegal Mexican. So then you get depressed again, hence why it is known as “RE-pression” because you reversed the affect of the meds to your former depressive state.
by Not my name.com September 13, 2019
Annoying portmanteau developed by some economists to describe an economic "recession" that threatens to develop into a "depression."
"We've suffered through a recession, now we're in a repression. If we don't do something, we'll be in a depression!"
by An Onyx Mouse May 23, 2009
Afraid to color outside the lines, stuck in a rut, one who does not take chances or try new things outside of one's comfort zone.
Wayne is a great guy, but he's so repressed.
by BPC04 January 9, 2006
by Harthhal April 13, 2010
Coke that is cut on usually a wholesale level that is usually cut with procaine or benzocaine and mixed with acetone that is pressed with a large press machine to make it the coke into one solid piece to make it look like it might be uncut but people who truly seen lots of coke still can tell the difference.
Person one says "Yo I think this caine might be uncut because it is rock" Person 2 respond "nah man I can tell that it is repressed because it doesn't have that flaky glossy look."
by KOmanofthehour December 11, 2008