Synonyms for Repression

Tenacity
holding inhibition keeping	maintenance prehension preservation	repression retention suppression	tenacity

Withdrawal
coldness detachment discretion	distance introversion modesty	repression restraint reticence	retirement withdrawal

Cramp
check closure constriction cramp crick delay detention fixation	hampering hindrance holdback holdup impediment inhibition interference interruption	let negativism nuisance value obstruction occlusion opposition repression resistance	restraint restriction retardation setback squeeze stranglehold stricture suppression