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How many syllables in Suppression?

suppression has 3 syllables

sup-pres-sion

Suppression means the act of stopping or preventing something from being expressed or revealed.

There are 3 syllables in the word 'suppression'. The vowels are 'u', 'e', and 'i', while the consonants are 's', 'p', 'r', and 'ssn'.

Noun

The suppression of free speech is a violation of human rights.

The suppression of his emotions made him feel numb.
The government's suppression of the media caused outrage among citizens.
I have to practice suppression of my anger when my little sister takes my toys.
The suppression of her artistic expression caused her to feel suffocated.
The suppression of scientific research could have dire consequences for humanity.
The suppression of her voice made her feel unheard and invisible.
The suppression of information led to a misunderstanding of the situation.
The suppression of dissenting opinions stifles progress and innovation.
The suppression of the truth can lead to harmful consequences.
The suppression of his true feelings caused him to feel isolated and alone.

The history of progress is written in the blood of men and women who have dared to espouse an unpopular cause, as, for instance, the black man's right to his body, or woman's right to her soul. - Emma Goldman
The greatest threat to freedom is the absence of criticism. - Wole Soyinka
Censorship is the tool of those who have the need to hide actualities from themselves and from others. Their fear is only their inability to face what is real, and I can't vent any anger against them. I only feel this appalling sadness. Somewhere in their upbringing, they were shielded against the total facts of our existence. - Charles Bukowski
The only valid censorship of ideas is the right of people not to listen. - Tommy Smothers
I cannot and will not cut my conscience to fit this year's fashions. - Lillian Hellman