suppression

Definition

• n. the failure to develop some part or organ
• n. the act of withholding or withdrawing some book or writing from publication or circulation
• n. forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority

Word forms

Plural

suppressions

Example sentences

1. n.

   The government used suppression to control the protests in the city.

2. n.

   In computer science, suppression refers to the process of limiting certain outputs.