suppressed

Adjective
US[suh-prest]/səˈprɛst/2 syllables
Synonyms: smotheredstifledstrangled

Open English WordNet

Adjective (3)

  1. kept from public knowledge by various meansOpposite publicisedSimilar unreleased, hushed-up, burked, quelled
  2. manifesting or subjected to suppression“a suppressed press”Opposite unsilencedSimilar silenced
  3. held in check with difficulty“a smothered cough”“a stifled yawn”“a strangled scream”“suppressed laughter”Synonyms: smotheredstifledstrangledOpposite uninhibitedSimilar inhibited
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

“suppressed” is listed under Suppress.

Sup·press′ transitive verb [past tense & past participle Suppressed; present participle & verbal noun Suppressing.]

Origin: L. suppressus, p. p. of supprimere to suppress; sub under + premere, pressum, to press. See Sub-, and Press.

1. To overpower and crush; to subdue; to put down; to quell.

Every rebellion, when it is suppressed, doth make the subject weaker, and the prince stronger.— Sir John Davies

2. To keep in; to restrain from utterance or vent; as, to suppress the voice; to suppress a smile. Sir Walter Scott

3. To retain without disclosure; to conceal; not to reveal; to prevent publication of; as, to suppress evidence; to suppress a pamphlet; to suppress the truth.

She suppresses the name, and this keeps him in a pleasing suspense.— William Broome

4. To stop; to restrain; to arrest the discharges of; as, to suppress a diarrhea, or a hemorrhage.

Synonyms: To repress; restrain; put down; overthrow; overpower; overwhelm; conceal; stifle; stop; smother.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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