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Repressed

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inhibited(of a person) Reserved or repressed, prone to quiet, inexpressive behavior.
pent-upRepressed or suppressed, especially of emotions or impulses.

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inhibited(of a person) Reserved or repressed, prone to quiet, inexpressive behavior.
pent-upRepressed or suppressed, especially of emotions or impulses.
suppressingnounThe act by which something is suppressed; a suppression.
stifledThat has been interrupted, suppressed etc
oppressedSubject to oppression.
curbedrestrained
downtrodden(figuratively) Oppressed, persecuted or subjugated.
hiddennounLocated or positioned out of sight; not visually apparent.
punishedThat has been the object of punishment.
punishableSubject to punishment; appropriate for punishment.
frustratedSuffering from frustration; dissatisfied, agitated, discontent and/or slightly angry because one is unable to perform an action or fulfill a desire, or something happened or someone else did something in a way one did not hope for, expect, or desire.
uptightnoun(colloquial) Excessively concerned with rules and order, always serious.
liableBound or obliged in law or equity; responsible; answerable.
cachenoun(computing) A fast temporary storage where recently or frequently used information is stored to avoid having to reload it from a slower storage medium.
attackedverb(transitive) To apply violent force to someone or something.
cachingnounThe act or process of caching.
combatedverb(transitive) To fight; to struggle against.
criminalisesverbNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of criminalize. [(transitive) To make (something) a crime; to make illegal under criminal law; to ban.]
criminalizedverb(transitive) To make (something) a crime; to make illegal under criminal law; to ban.
criminalizesverb(transitive) To make (something) a crime; to make illegal under criminal law; to ban.

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