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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. characterized by or showing the suppression of impulses or emotions;
- Example: "her severe upbringing had left her inhibited"
- Example: "a very inhibited young man, anxious and ill at ease"
- Example: "their reactions were partly the product of pent-up emotions"
- Example: "repressed rage turned his face scarlet"
[syn: pent-up, repressed]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

pent-up
    adj 1: characterized by or showing the suppression of impulses
           or emotions; "her severe upbringing had left her
           inhibited"; "a very inhibited young man, anxious and ill
           at ease"; "their reactions were partly the product of
           pent-up emotions"; "repressed rage turned his face
           scarlet" [syn: pent-up, repressed]