Reserve and Repression

Reserve

Reserve noun - The checking of one's true feelings and impulses when dealing with others.
Usage example: the salesclerk showed great reserve in dealing with the unreasonable demands of the angry customer

Repression and reserve are semantically related. in coolness of manner topic. In some cases you can use "Repression" instead a noun "Reserve".

Repression

Repression noun - The checking of one's true feelings and impulses when dealing with others.
Usage example: psychologists talking about the repression of anger and how it affects one's health

Reserve and repression are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Reserve" instead a noun "Repression".

How words are described

emotional emotional reserve emotional repression
total total reserve total repression
internal internal reserve internal repression
secret secret reserve secret repression
Other adjectives: greater, said.
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