GERMAN · B2WORD NOTES
MEANING & PRONUNCIATION

unterdrücken

suppress; oppress

Die Regierung versuchte, öffentliche Kritik durch die Schließung unabhängiger Zeitungen zu unterdrücken.

The government tried to suppress public criticism by closing independent newspapers.

suppress; hold back a reaction

Um den Vortrag nicht zu stören, unterdrückte er mühsam einen Hustenanfall.

To avoid interrupting the talk, he struggled to suppress a coughing fit.

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