pent-up


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pent-up

(pĕnt′ŭp′)
adj.
Not given expression; repressed: pent-up emotions.
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pent-up

adj (pent up when postpositive)
1. not released; repressed: pent-up emotions.
2. kept unwillingly: I've been pent up in this office for over a year.
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pent′-up′



adj.
confined; restrained; not vented or expressed; curbed: pent-up rage.
[1705–15]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.pent-up - characterized by or showing the suppression of impulses or emotions; "her severe upbringing had left her inhibited"; "a very inhibited young man, anxious and ill at ease"; "their reactions were partly the product of pent-up emotions"; "repressed rage turned his face scarlet"
repressed
inhibited - held back or restrained or prevented; "in certain conditions previously inhibited conditioned reactions can reappear"
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pent-up

adjective suppressed, checked, curbed, inhibited, held back, stifled, repressed, smothered, constrained, bridled, bottled up He still had a lot of pent-up anger to release.
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Translations

pent-up

[ˈpentʌp] ADJ [rage] → contenido, reprimido; [emotion, frustration, energy] → contenido
pent-up demand → demanda f reprimida
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pent-up

[ˌpɛntˈʌp] adj (emotions, feelings) → represso/a
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