suh-PREST
/səˈpɹɛst/
suppressed is pronounced suh-PREST (/səˈpɹɛst/). Suppressed describes something held back or restrained, especially emotions, reactions, or information. It also refers to something prevented from being expressed or released. The term implies active concealment or inhibition, often by authority or circumstance, and can apply physical, emotional, or informational contexts.
Suppressed describes something held back or restrained, especially emotions, reactions, or information. It also refers to something prevented from being expressed or released. The term implies active concealment or inhibition, often by authority or circumstance, and can apply physical, emotional, or informational contexts.
"Her voice was suppressed to prevent a leak of information."
"The rebels faced suppressed uprisings under strict surveillance."
"He suppressed a cough during the quiet ceremony."
Pronounced su- PRESS-d, with the primary stress on the second syllable: /səˈprɛst/. The final -ed is pronounced as /t/ after the voiceless /s/ cluster. Mouth position: start with a relaxed schwa, lift the tongue to the velar-alveolar region for /pr/, then close with /ɛ/ and finalize with a crisp /t/. In careful speech you’ll hear a clear /t/; in casual speech it can be a voice-tied /d/ or even a light /t/. IPA: US/UK/AU all share /səˈprɛst/.
Two common errors: (1) Letting /pr/ blend into /prə/ with weak /ɪ/; ensure the /ə/ remains as a short schwa before /pr/, then attack /ɛ/ clearly. (2) Mispronouncing the final /st/ as /zd/ or /s/; the /t/ is voiceless here. Focus on crisp /st/ with the tongue touching the alveolar ridge for a clean /t/ release. Tip: practice with the sequence /sə-prɛst/ slowly, then speed up, ensuring the /t/ lands firmly. IPA anchor: /səˈprɛst/.
US/UK/AU share /səˈprɛst/ but vowel quality and consonant clarity vary. US tends toward a slightly flatter /ə/ and tighter /r/-less rhotics not relevant here; UK tends to a sharper, crisper /t/ and more distinct vowel reduction in connected speech; AU often features a slightly more open /ɛ/ and occasional non-rhoticity with a softer /ə/. In linked speech, you’ll hear less vowel reduction in careful speech but more in casual. Overall core: /səˈprɛst/ with crisp final /t/.
Several phonetic challenges: (a) the cluster /pr/ after a reduced vowel requires precise tongue coordination; (b) the /ɛ/ vowel is tense and short; (c) final /st/ demands a crisp, released /t/ after a voiceless /s/—avoid voicing the /t/. Practicing the sequence /sə-prɛst/ helps isolate each stage. Paying attention to mouth position at the onset of syllable two, then the abrupt stop at /t/ prevents slurring. IPA cues: /səˈprɛst/.
Yes. In research and policy, 'suppressed' often conveys intentional concealment or suppression of data/evidence, implying authority or constraint. This adds nuance beyond general restraint. SEO-wise, target phrases like 'suppressed data', 'suppressed emotions', 'suppressed evidence', and 'data suppression' appear, so content should address forms and contexts where suppression is deliberate versus incidental. IPA emphasis remains /səˈprɛst/ across variants.
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Suppressed derives from the verb suppress, itself from Middle French surpremper ‘to press down, repress,’ from sur- ‘over, above’ + premere ‘to press’. The root is Latin premere ‘to press hard, to push, to suppress,’ from which English adopted suppression-laden terms in the 14th century. The sense evolved from physical pressing to concealment and restraint as social and legal concepts emerged in the early modern era. By the 17th century, suppression commonly described the act of quelling dissent or emotions, and by the 18th–19th centuries it extended to information control, data hiding, and physical constraint. The suffix -ed marks past participle/ed-form usage, enabling adjectives like ‘suppressed’ to describe state or condition. The word traveled through legal, political, and psychological vocabularies as systems of control and restraint matured, reflecting power dynamics and human psychology about what remains hidden or unspoken. First known usage in English appears in formal treaties and prose that discuss quelling feelings or suppressing action, with common attestation in 16th–17th centuries medical and political texts later expanding to modern data privacy and social behavior contexts.
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