Pent-up (adjective)

  1. Held back or restrained, as emotions or energy.
  2. Suppressed or repressed, as feelings or desires.

Origin:

From pent ("shut in, confined") + -up, form of the past participle of put.

Examples:

  1. She felt pent-up anger and frustration.
  2. He had pent-up emotions that he couldn't express.
  3. The pent-up energy was released in a burst of activity.
  4. She had pent-up desires that needed to be fulfilled.
  5. The pent-up tension was palpable in the air.
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