Words Containing RESSION
Here's the list of all the 93 Words Containing RESSION in the English Language.
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| expression | 1. the feelings expressed on a person's face 2. expression without words More Definitions → |
| depression | 1. a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity 2. a long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investment More Definitions → |
| compression | 1. an increase in the density of something 2. the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together More Definitions → |
| congressional | 1. of or relating to congress More Definitions → |
| impression | 1. a vague idea in which some confidence is placed 2. an outward appearance More Definitions → |
| regression | 1. an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely 2. (psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which you flee from reality by assuming a more infantile state More Definitions → |
| progression | 1. a series with a definite pattern of advance 2. a movement forward More Definitions → |
| suppression | 1. the failure to develop some part or organ 2. the act of withholding or withdrawing some book or writing from publication or circulation More Definitions → |
| aggression | 1. a disposition to behave aggressively 2. a feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack More Definitions → |
| oppression | 1. the act of subjugating by cruelty 2. the state of being kept down by unjust use of force or authority: More Definitions → |
| repression | 1. a state of forcible subjugation 2. (psychiatry) the classical defense mechanism that protects you from impulses or ideas that would cause anxiety by preventing them from becoming conscious More Definitions → |
| decompression | 1. restoring compressed information to its normal form for use or display 2. relieving pressure (especially bringing a compressed person gradually back to atmospheric pressure) More Definitions → |
| impressionist | 1. relating to or characteristic of Impressionism 2. an artist who follows the theories of Impressionism More Definitions → |
| transgression | 1. the act of transgressing; the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle 2. the spreading of the sea over land as evidenced by the deposition of marine strata over terrestrial strata More Definitions → |
| expressionism | 1. an art movement early in the 20th century; the artist's subjective expression of inner experiences was emphasized; an inner feeling was expressed through a distorted rendition of reality More Definitions → |
| immunosuppression | 1. lowering the body's normal immune response to invasion by foreign substances; can be deliberate (as in lowering the immune response to prevent rejection of a transplanted organ) or incidental (as a side effect of radiotherapy or chemotherapy for cancer) More Definitions → |
| impressionable | 1. easily impressed or influenced More Definitions → |
| digression | 1. a message that departs from the main subject 2. a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern) More Definitions → |
| expressionist | 1. of or relating to expressionism 2. an artist who is an adherent of expressionism More Definitions → |
| impressionistic | 1. of or relating to or based on an impression rather than on facts or reasoning 2. relating to or characteristic of Impressionism More Definitions → |
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