Consent and Repression

Consent

Consent noun - The approval by someone in authority for the doing of something.
Usage example: we had to get our neighbor's consent in order to trim the tree from his side

Repression is an antonym for consent.

Nearby Words: consented, consenting

Repression

Repression noun - The checking of one's true feelings and impulses when dealing with others.

Consent is an antonym for repression.

How words are described

public public consent public repression
total total consent total repression
effective effective consent effective repression
sexual sexual consent sexual repression
Other adjectives: implied, parental.
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