suppressed meaning and definition

SUPPRESSED adjective

Definition of suppressed (adjective)

1. kept from public knowledge by various means;
   • antonym: publicised
2. manifesting or subjected to suppression
   • "a suppressed press"
3. held in check with difficulty
   • "a smothered cough"; "a stifled yawn"; "a strangled scream"; "suppressed laughter"
   • synonyms: smothered, stifled, strangled