pent-up
See also: pent up
English
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /pɛnt ʌp/
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Adjective
[edit]pent-up (comparative more pent-up, superlative most pent-up)
- Not expressed.
- 1859, Henry David Thoreau, A Plea for Captain John Brown[1]:
- I remember, particularly, how, in his speech here, he referred to what his family had suffered in Kansas, without ever giving the least vent to his pent-up fire.
- Repressed or suppressed, especially of emotions or impulses.
- He punched his pillow and screamed at the top of his lungs about all the pent-up frustrations from the day.
- 2013 October 15, Daniel Taylor, “Steven Gerrard goal against Poland ensures England will go to World Cup”, in The Guardian[2]:
- It was that kind of night, full of anxiety and drama and plenty of danger, until, finally, Steven Gerrard made sure all the pent-up emotion could be released.
- 2020 July 15, Tony Streeter, “Charters return to running... but in an uncertain environment”, in Rail, page 35:
- Anecdotally, demand has held up - rather than cancelling, people are asking when they might be able to travel. There is a sense of some pent-up demand.
- 2021 March 22, Neil Vigdor, Michael Majchrowicz, Azi Paybarah, “Miami Beach, Overwhelmed by Spring Break, Extends Emergency Curfew”, in The New York Times[3], →ISSN:
- “I believe it’s a lot of pent-up demand from the pandemic and people wanting to get out,” David Richardson, a member of the Miami Beach City Commission, said on Sunday.
Translations
[edit]not expressed
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repressed or suppressed, especially of emotions or impulses