Repression may refer to:
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Memory inhibition
Memory is the faculty of the mind by which data or information is encoded, stored, and retrieved when needed. It is the retention of information over time for the purpose of influencing future action. If past events could not be remembered, ...
, the ability to filter irrelevant memories from attempts to recall
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Political repression
Political repression is the act of a state entity controlling a citizenry by force for political reasons, particularly for the purpose of restricting or preventing the citizenry's ability to take part in the political life of a society, thereb ...
, the oppression or persecution of an individual or group for political reasons
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Psychological repression, the psychological act of excluding desires and impulses from one's consciousness
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Social repression
Oppression is malicious or unjust treatment or exercise of power, often under the guise of governmental authority or cultural opprobrium. Oppression may be overt or covert, depending on how it is practiced. Oppression refers to discrimination w ...
, the socially supported mistreatment and exploitation of a group of individuals
* Genetic repression, the down-regulation of gene transcription by the action of
repressor
In molecular genetics, a repressor is a DNA- or RNA-binding protein that inhibits the expression of one or more genes by binding to the operator or associated silencers. A DNA-binding repressor blocks the attachment of RNA polymerase to the ...
proteins binding to a promoter
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"Repression" (''Star Trek: Voyager''), an episode of the science fiction television series ''Star Trek: Voyager'', the fourth episode of the seventh (and final) season of the series
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