·noun Omission; as, the suppression of a word.
II. Suppression ·noun 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.
III. Suppression ·noun 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.