Meaning of PENT-UP
Pronunciation: | | pent up
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| Definition: | | [adj] characterized by or showing the suppression of impulses or emotions; "her severe upbringing had left her inhibited"; "a very inhibited young man, anxious and ill at ease"; "their reactions were partly the product of pent-up emotions"; "repressed rage turned his face scarlet" |
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| Synonyms: | | inhibited, repressed |
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| Related Terms: | | arrested, barred, beleaguered, beset, besieged, blockaded, bound, bridled, cabined, caged, cloistered, closed-in, confined, constrained, controlled, cooped, cordoned, cordoned off, corralled, cramped, cribbed, curbed, detained, enclosed, fenced, guarded, hedged, hemmed, immured, impounded, imprisoned, in check, in confinement, in leading strings, in remission, incarcerated, inhibited, jailed, kept in, leaguered, mewed, on leash, paled, penned, pent, quarantined, railed, restrained, restricted, retarded, shut-in, slowed down, under control, under discipline, under restraint, walled, walled-in |
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