suppressive
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Having the effect of suppressing, subduing, or preventing something: Describes actions, measures, or agents that actively work to hold back, stop, or eliminate an activity, process, feeling, or expression.
- In medicine/psychology: Describing a treatment or substance that inhibits the development or symptoms of a disease or condition.
Usage
- The adjective "suppressive" is used to describe things that exert a controlling, inhibiting, or repressive force. It often carries a formal or technical tone and can be used in political, medical, military, and psychological contexts.
- It typically modifies nouns like , , , , , .
Examples
- The regime's suppressive tactics silenced all forms of dissent.
- The doctor prescribed a suppressive medication to prevent the herpes outbreaks.
- During the riot, police used suppressive fire to pin down the aggressors.
- Long-term suppressive therapy can manage chronic infections.
Advanced Usage
- "suppressive person" (SP): A term used in Scientology to describe an individual who is antagonistic to the group or its goals.
- "suppressive fire": A military tactic where continuous fire is directed at an area to prevent the enemy from moving or firing back.
Variants and Related Words
- Suppress (verb): To put an end to by force; to restrain or prevent the expression of a feeling, idea, or activity.
- Suppression (noun): The act of suppressing.
- Suppressant (noun): A substance or agent that suppresses a bodily process (e.g., ).
- Suppressible (adjective): Capable of being suppressed.
Synonyms
- Repressive: Restrictively controlling, especially of freedom.
- Inhibitory: Tending to inhibit or restrain a process.
- Restrictive: Imposing limitations or control.
Antonyms
- Permissive: Allowing freedom of behavior.
- Liberating: Tending to set free.
- Expressive: Effectively conveying thought or feeling.
Related Phrases/Idioms
Adjective
- tending to suppress
- the government used suppressive measures to control the protest