Meaning of Suppression

English Translation from English to English dictionary online for the word Suppression

1. 1
   n.

   The act of suppressing, or the state of being suppressed; repression; as, the suppression of a riot, insurrection, or tumult; the suppression of truth, of reports, of evidence, and the like.

2. 2
   n.

   Complete stoppage of a natural secretion or excretion; as, suppression of urine; -- used in contradiction to retention, which signifies that the secretion or excretion is retained without expulsion.

3. 3
   n.

   Omission; as, the suppression of a word.

4. 4
   n.

   The act of suppressing, or the state of being suppressed; repression; as, the suppression of a riot, insurrection, or tumult; the suppression of truth, of reports, of evidence, and the like.

5. 5
   n.

   Complete stoppage of a natural secretion or excretion; as, suppression of urine; -- used in contradiction to retention, which signifies that the secretion or excretion is retained without expulsion.

6. 6
   n.

   Omission; as, the suppression of a word.