refoulé
French → English
(psychology) Repressed: describing desires or memories pushed into the unconscious mind because they are unacceptable
Ce patient souffre de traumatismes refoulés depuis son enfance.
(English) This patient suffers from traumas repressed since childhood.
L'agressivité refoulée finit souvent par exploser brusquement.
(English) Repressed aggression often ends up exploding suddenly.
(hydraulics) Pushed back: referring to water or liquid forced to flow in the opposite direction
Les eaux refoulées par la marée ont inondé les quais.
(English) The waters pushed back by the tide flooded the quays.
La pompe a renvoyé le liquide refoulé vers le réservoir.
(English) The pump sent the pushed-back liquid toward the tank.
Entry ID: fr:en:refoulé · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary