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repress

/rɪˈprɛs/

សង្កត់សង្កិន

  1. verb សង្កត់សង្កិន, បង្ក្រាប
    to subdue or restrain someone or something by force
    ទប់ស្កាត់ ឬបង្ក្រាបដោយកម្លាំង
    The government attempted to repress the rebellion.
    រដ្ឋាភិបាលបានព្យាយាមបង្ក្រាបការបះបោរ។
  2. verb ទប់, លាក់ទុកក្នុងចិត្ត
    to suppress an emotion, feeling, or memory
    ទប់អារម្មណ៍ ឬលាក់កំបាំងការចងចាំមិនឱ្យបញ្ចេញមកក្រៅ
    He had to repress his anger during the meeting.
    គាត់ត្រូវតែទប់កំហឹងក្នុងអំឡុងពេលប្រជុំ។

Synonyms: suppress, subdue, stifle, restrain, quell

Antonyms: express, release, encourage

Forms: represses, repressed, repressing

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Source: ToolOrca English–Khmer dictionary.