Repression

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Repression may refer to:

  • Memory inhibition, the ability to filter irrelevant memories from attempts to recall
  • Political repression, the oppression or persecution of an individual or group for political reasons
  • Psychological repression, the psychological act of excluding desires and impulses from one's consciousness
  • Social repression, the socially supported mistreatment and exploitation of a group of individuals
  • Genetic repression, the down-regulation of gene transcription by the action of repressor proteins binding to a promoter
  • "Repression" (Star Trek: Voyager), an episode of the science fiction television series Star Trek: Voyager, the fourth episode of the seventh (and final) season of the series
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