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Webster's Dictionary (1865)

Sup-prĕs′sion, n.

noun

(-prĕsh′un), n. [Lat. suppressio, Fr. suppression, Sp. supresion, It. suppressione.]

  1. The act of suppressing, or the state of being suppressed; as, the suppression of a riot, insurrection, or tumult; the suppression of truth, of reports, of evidence, and the like.
  2. The stoppage or obstruction of excretions or discharges, or of a cutaneous eruption.
  3. (Gram.) Omission; as, the suppression of a word or letter.

Syn.—Overthrow; destruction; concealment; detention; retention; obstruction.