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Hi, Basically, both of them have the same meaning: to try to prevent oneself from having or expressing a feeling or an emotion. In some cases, they are interchangeable. I don't know about the other places, but in mine, people just say suppress a smile .
- Hi, Basically, both of them have the same meaning: to try to prevent oneself from having or expressing a feeling or an emotion.
- In some cases, they are interchangeable.
- I don't know about the other places, but in mine, people just say suppress a smile .
- They share the same latinate root - press , Repress and Suppress are synonyms.
- GN
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Hi,
Basically, both of them have the same meaning: to try to prevent oneself from having or expressing a feeling or an emotion.
In some cases, they are interchangeable. I don't know about the other places, but in mine, people just say suppress a smile. They share the same latinate root - press
Basically, both of them have the same meaning: to try to prevent oneself from having or expressing a feeling or an emotion.
In some cases, they are interchangeable. I don't know about the other places, but in mine, people just say suppress a smile. They share the same latinate root - press
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contraposition He repressed/suppressed a smile.I would say 'suppressed'. 'repressed' sounds like the mark of a psychological problem.
CJ
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