adjective
- able to be controlled, restrained, or suppressed
Examples
- His anger was barely repressible during the heated argument.
- The student’s laughter was hardly repressible when the teacher made the silly mistake.
- She found her excitement repressible only through deep breathing exercises.
- The urge to speak out was repressible, but it took considerable effort.
- His natural enthusiasm was repressible when the situation demanded seriousness.
- The crowd’s energy seemed repressible until the band took the stage.