Hyphenation of Suppression

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word Suppression? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

Sup-pres-sion

Definitions of Suppression:

1.
The failure to develop some part or organ
2.
The act of withholding or withdrawing some book or writing from publication or circulation
A suppression of the newspaper
3.
Forceful prevention
Putting down by power or authority The suppression of heresy The quelling of the rebellion The stifling of all dissent
4.
(psychology) the conscious exclusion of unacceptable thoughts or desires

Synonyms of Suppression:

noun growth, growing, maturation, development, ontogeny, ontogenesis
noun curtailment, restraint
noun crushing, quelling, stifling, prevention, bar
noun inhibition, abstinence

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