"pent-up" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /pɛnt ʌp/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-pent-up.wav Forms: more pent-up [comparative], most pent-up [superlative]
Etymology: From pent + up. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|pent|up}} pent + up Head templates: {{en-adj}} pent-up (comparative more pent-up, superlative most pent-up)
  1. Not expressed. Translations (not expressed): onderdrukt (Dutch), onuitgesproken (Dutch), prigušen [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), zatomljen [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian)
    Sense id: en-pent-up-en-adj-9mVIbeYk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 60 40 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 66 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 66 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 76 24 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 76 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 75 25 Disambiguation of 'not expressed': 98 2
  2. Repressed or suppressed, especially of emotions or impulses. Translations (repressed or suppressed, especially of emotions or impulses): onderdrukt (Dutch), refoulé (French), подавленный (podavlennyj) (Russian), сдерживаемый (sderživajemyj) (Russian), zatomljen [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), potisnut [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), contenido [masculine] (Spanish), reprimido [masculine] (Spanish), acumulado [masculine] (Spanish), acrecido [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-pent-up-en-adj-7SgXeZjI Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 54 46 Disambiguation of 'repressed or suppressed, especially of emotions or impulses': 6 94
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: pent up

Alternative forms

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