the failure to develop some part or organ

the act of withholding or withdrawing some book or writing from publication or circulation; a suppression of the newspaper

[ Syn: curtailment ]

forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority; the suppression of heresy; the quelling of the rebellion; the stifling of all dissent

[ Syn: crushing , quelling , stifling ]

(psychology) the conscious exclusion of unacceptable thoughts or desires

[ Syn: inhibition ]