Repression Explained

Repression may refer to:

• Memory inhibition, the ability to filter irrelevant memories from attempts to recall
• Political repression, the oppression or persecution of an individual or group for political reasons
• Psychological repression, the psychological act of excluding desires and impulses from one's consciousness
• Social repression, the socially supported mistreatment and exploitation of a group of individuals
• Genetic repression, the down-regulation of gene transcription by the action of repressor proteins binding to a promoter
• "Repression" (Star Trek: Voyager), an episode of the science fiction television series Star Trek: Voyager, the fourth episode of the seventh (and final) season of the series