Category:Suppression

Sup*pres"sion, n. Etym: [l. suppressio: cf. F. suppression.]

1. The act of suppressing, or the state of being suppressed; Repression; as, the suppression of a riot, insurrection, or tumult; The suppression of truth, of reports, of evidence, and the like.

2. (med.)

Defn: complete stoppage of a natural secretion or excretion; as, Suppression of urine; -- used in contradiction to retention, which Signifies that the secretion or excretion is retained without Expulsion. Quain.

3. (gram.)

Defn: omission; as, the suppression of a word.

Syn. -- overthrow; destruction; concealment; repression; detention; Retention; obstruction.