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Common collocations with repression in American Collocation

repression noun uncountable

US /rɪˈpreʃ(ə)n/

severe or violent

bloody
brutal
harsh
savage
severe
vicious
violent

The brutal repression of whole ethnic groups will no longer be tolerated.

types of repression

military
political
religious

Military repression was used against the peaceful demonstrators.

suffer repression

face
meet with
suffer

Its people suffered brutal repression.

use repression

mete out
unleash
use

The regime is increasingly using repression to try and keep people quiet.

act
campaign
wave

A new wave of repression against the students put an end to their revolt.

aggression
censorship
exploitation
fear
persecution
poverty
violence
war

After 25 years of repression and persecution, the tiny country of East Timor was racked with poverty.