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pent-up
[pent-uhp]
adjective
not vented or expressed; held inside; restrained; curbed.
pent-up emotions;
pent-up rage.
Synonyms: , ,
pent-up
adjective
not released; repressed
pent-up emotions
kept unwillingly
I've been pent up in this office for over a year
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of pent-up1
Example Sentences
At the end, the pent-up frustration of 35 years came tumbling out, three and a half decades of waiting.
He openly stews in pent-up grievances and discredits the prior administration at every opportunity.
The killing of Mr Thompson, 50, a husband and father of two, sparked a nationwide conversation about the US healthcare system, unleashing pent-up anger at the industry and some ugly reaction.
She wears a pointy hat in free YouTube tutorials and leads women into the Topanga forest for “rage rituals,” during which they scream and thrash sticks around as she guides them in unleashing pent-up anger.
We see the pent-up worry on her face signaling incipient danger: Helicopters roam the city while news of kidnapped ambassadors pours from the radio.
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When To Use
Pent-up is used to describe something that is repressed or not expressed, such as feelings, as in Tina had a lot of pent-up anger over her parents’ divorce that she did not know how to express.Pent-up also describes something that has not been vented, like a gas, which causes pressure to build, as in Tremors release pent-up energy beneath the earth’s crust.Example: All this pent-up anger is bad for your mental health.
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