The phrase "a repression of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the act of suppressing or holding back thoughts, feelings, or actions.
Example: "The novel explores the theme of a repression of emotions that leads to the character's downfall."
Alternatives: "a suppression of" or "an inhibition of".
"But it also brought us Santa Claus, in a sense – a fear and a repression of who one really is".
Paraded as a noble expression of national dispute, his policy in reality is a repression of it.
Setdb2 expression was higher in the brains of IAE model mice, and the H3K9 methylation by Setdb2 induced a repression of the Caveolin-1.
Though he never exactly spells it out, the melancholy supposition arises that a repression of musical potential is the price we pay for our powers of ratiocination.
The atorvastatin treatment also produced a repression of microRNA 21 and genes involved in cell proliferation and neointimal formation (vascular endothelial growth factor [VEGF] A, VEGF receptor 1, VEGFC).
The underlying cause of the syndrome is proposed as a repression of emotions which may lead in the long term to dysfunctions in body and mind.
These miRNAs can bind complementary to messenger RNA (mRNA) and lead to a repression of protein synthesis through degradation of mRNA or transcription blockade.
In fact, a previous transcriptomic study investigating toluene stress in P. putida KT2440 reported a repression of the motility/chemotaxis and pilus/flagellum-related genes as a result of aromatic toxicity (Domínguez-Cuevas et al. 2006).
Further mechanisms that lead to degradation of cell-cell junctions include a repression of claudin and occludin expression, while zonula occludens 1 (ZO-1) is subsequently lost in a post-transcriptional manner [17 19].
To pretend that those experiences are no longer relevant is a repression of the past.
So to say, "Let's move on and become a new city" is also a repression of the past.
