'pent-up' definitions:

Definition of 'pent-up'

(from WordNet)
adjective
Characterized by or showing the suppression of impulses or emotions; "her severe upbringing had left her inhibited"; "a very inhibited young man, anxious and ill at ease"; "their reactions were partly the product of pent-up emotions"; "repressed rage turned his face scarlet" [syn: pent-up, repressed]

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