🇬🇧 Suppress meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

To suppress something means to stop it or push it down so it cannot come out, like holding in a sneeze, quieting a loud crowd, or stopping a giggle fit before it starts.

My cousin tried to suppress a sneeze in the movie theater and instead made a sound like a squeaky balloon escaping slowly.

Dad tried to suppress his panic when he realized the “mystery sauce” we were eating was actually my science experiment.

My dog cannot suppress the urge to bark every time a leaf has the audacity to move.

People sometimes suppress sneezes, but doctors say that’s a bad idea.

I tried to suppress a burp in class, but it came out sounding like a broken trumpet.

In the silent train, Nora felt a tickle and tried to suppress a laugh. She tried to suppress a cough, tried to suppress a sneeze, and tried to suppress rising tears when an old photo slipped from a book. At last she could not suppress a soft smile; a kind stranger handed her a tissue.

This word is at the C1 level, which means it’s part of advanced English. It’s used in sophisticated conversations, professional settings, and academic discussions. Words at this level help you express yourself fluently and precisely in nuanced situations.

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