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repressed

 adjective
     
re‧pressed
1 having feelings or desires that you do not allow yourself to express or think about, especially sexual feelings [= frustrated]:
a repressed middle-aged woman
2 repressed feelings or desires are ones which you do not allow yourself to express or think about:
repressed anger
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