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noun • a state of forcible subjugation • (psychiatry) the classical defense mechanism that protects you from impulses or ideas that would cause anxiety by preventing them from becoming conscious • the act of repressing; control by holding down | ||||
| 35% | 5 | "A parlor utensil for subduing the impenitent visitor": Ambrose Bierce | ||
adjective • (used chiefly as a direction or description in music) soft; in a quiet, subdued tone noun • a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds • (music) low loudness adverb • used as a direction in music; to be played relatively softly | ||||
| 35% | 6 | A subduing twist of a horse’s lip with a noose of the same name; a supposed nervous jerk, jolt, sudden start or proverbial feather-ruffling flutter of a birder when spotting a rare species; or, a pang or spasm generally | ||
noun • a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition verb • make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion • move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions • toss with a sharp movement so as to cause to turn over in the air • squeeze tightly between the fingers • move or pull with a sudden motion | ||||
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