What Does It Mean When Someone Is Suppressed?

1 : to put down by authority or force : subdue suppress a riot. 2 : to keep from public knowledge: such as. a : to keep secret.

What does it mean when someone says they are suppressed?

If something is suppressed, it has been kept secret or forcibly restricted. You may hear rumors about a suppressed report on a politician's activities — it's kept secret, so you don't know the facts. It doesn't always take an outside force to make something suppressed — you can do it yourself.

What does it mean to suppress a person?

to put an end to the activities of (a person, body of persons, etc.): to suppress the Communist and certain left-leaning parties. to do away with by or as by authority; abolish; stop (a practice, custom, etc.).