repressed

repressed
adj.
VERBS
be
become
ADVERB
extremely, fairly, very, etc.
severely
a little, slightly, etc.
barely

His eyes flashed with barely repressed anger.

sexually

people who are sexually repressed

Repressed is used with these nouns: ↑desire, ↑homosexual, ↑impulse, ↑memory

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