1 to constrain or repress emotions

2 oppressive

3 stifling

4 depressing

5 repression

1 to inhibit

2 to keep down

3 to suppress

1 setback

2 reverse

3 check

4 defeat

5 frustration

6 disappointment

7 to frustrate

8 to discourage

9 to set sb back

10 to blunt

11 to subdue

1 thwarted

2 obstructed

3 setback

1 to restrain

2 to restrict

3 to keep down

4 or

1 to support the weak and restrain the strong (idiom); robbing the rich to help the poor

1 in a state of depression (idiom)