Sup‐pres″sion (?), n. [L. suppressio: cf. F. suppression.] 1. The act of suppressing, or the state of being suppressed; repression; as, the suppression of a riot, insurrection, or tumult; the suppression of truth, of reports, of evidence, and the like.
2. (Med.) Complete stoppage of a natural secretion or excretion; as, suppression of urine; — used in contradiction to retention, which signifies that the secretion or excretion is retained without expulsion. Quain.
3. (Gram.) Omission; as, the suppression of a word.
Syn. — Overthrow; destruction; concealment; repression; detention; retention; obstruction.