repressive Add to list Share. Repressive things keep people from doing or saying what they want. Repressive controls on the press don't allow journalists to freely report the news. It's almost always a government, or a political or social system, that acts in a repressive way.

What does it mean if someone is repressive?

Repression is the unconscious blocking of unpleasant emotions, impulses, memories, and thoughts from your conscious mind.

What is the synonym of repression?

Synonyms for repressed. choked (back), held back, pocketed, sank.