derepression

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *de

Proto-Indo-European *-h₁

Proto-Indo-European *déh₁

Proto-Italic *dē

Latin dē

Latin dē-der.

English de-

Proto-Italic *wre-

Latin re-der.

Old French re-bor.

Middle English re-

English re-

English press

English repress

Proto-Indo-European *-tis

Proto-Indo-European *-Hō

Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō

Proto-Italic *-tiō

Latin -tiō

Latin -ātiōlbor.

Old French -ationbor.

Middle English -acioun

English -ation

English -ion

English repression

English derepression

From de- + repression.

Noun

derepression (countable and uncountable, plural derepressions)

1. (genetics) The inactivation of a repressor gene.
2. (psychiatry) The cessation of repression of a belief, memory, etc.

Related terms

• derepressible