represi

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch repressie (“repression”), from French répression (“repression”) or Latin [Term?].

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /re.ˈpre.si/
• Rhymes: -si
• Hyphenation: re‧pre‧si

Noun

represi (plural represi-represi, first-person possessive represiku, second-person possessive represimu, third-person possessive represinya)

1. repression:
   1. The act of repressing; state of being repressed.

      Synonyms: penekanan, pengekangan, penahanan, penindasan

   2. (politics) the oppression or persecution of an individual or group for political reasons.

      Synonyms: penekanan, pengekangan, penahanan, penindasan

   3. (psychology) The involuntary rejection from consciousness of painful or disagreeable ideas, memories, feelings, or impulses.
   4. (sociology) the socially supported mistreatment and exploitation of a group of individuals.
   5. (genetics) the down-regulation of gene transcription by the action of repressor proteins binding to a promoter.

Related terms

• represif

 

Further reading

• “represi” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.