repression Synonyms

control oppression crushing subjugation crackdown suppression domination limitation tyranny totalitarianism persecution stifling constraint restraint inhibition coercion subjection retardment squelching blockout suppress suppressing reticency rule smothering shogunate silencing subduing supportance withholding authoritarianism holding back high-handedness mental block clampdown fascism Nazification regimentation self-censorship stranglehold restriction curb curtailment dampening denial despotism dictatorship enslavement forbiddance cruelty