Suppression /(?)/

Sup·pres·sion

Suppression

n.
  1. The act of suppressing, or the state of being suppressed; repression; as, the suppression of a riot, insurrection, or tumult; the suppression of truth, of reports, of evidence, and the like.
  2. Complete stoppage of a natural secretion or excretion; as, suppression of urine; -- used in contradiction to retention, which signifies that the secretion or excretion is retained without expulsion. (Med.)
  3. Omission; as, the suppression of a word. (Gram.)