Used in a Sentence

pent-up

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for pent-up.

Editorial note

That's because the firing of /u/chooter was just the catalyst that began the release of a lot of pent-up discontent.

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Quick take

Repressed or suppressed, especially of emotions or impulses.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of pent-up gathered in one view.

adjective

Repressed or suppressed, especially of emotions or impulses.

adjective

Not expressed.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for pent-up.

adjective

Repressed or suppressed, especially of emotions or impulses.

Example sentences

1

That's because the firing of /u/chooter was just the catalyst that began the release of a lot of pent-up discontent.

2

Is there a large pent-up demand among medical websites for vagina icons?

3

Should the bans be lifted, we may see some remarkable developments follow pent-up demand.

4

Considering the amount of energy pent-up in ordinary matter, we've been incredibly lucky.

5

It seems to me that there is a lot of pent-up demand for a decent-sized tablet but people have been disappointed so many times they're a bit paranoid about it.

6

It only seems that way sometimes in SF because there is literal decades of pent-up demand that needs to be satisfied, resulting in people willing to pay quite high prices.

7

We can credit the USA for creating the dictatorship in Iran and destabilizing Iraq, but what's boiling over now is largely a result of nearly 100 years of pent-up shit that America most definitely did not put in place.

8

Maybe the true explanation is that there was all this pent-up unknown hype for bitcoin, which Karpeles' manipulation unleashed on the world like a crack that broke a dam, either to his joy at skyrocking the price or his shock and horror at skyrocking the price, and now everyone's resetting back to pre-hype levels.

Quote examples

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MS was founded in 1976, DOS released in 1981, which was an instant best seller, on the coattails of IBM's PC, which opened floodgates to the pent-up demand for desktop computers, with the reassurance of "I.

2

(I assume you meant "weren't", right?) Well, history teaches us that oftentimes there's a lot of pent-up anger in people that only rises to the surface -- in the form of mob violence -- in response to a trigger, which takes the form of an accusation of some illicit action taken by the mob's victims.

Proper noun examples

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Pent-up desire for political change for the good which needs a catalyst/release valve.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use pent-up in a sentence?

That's because the firing of /u/chooter was just the catalyst that began the release of a lot of pent-up discontent.

What does pent-up mean?

Repressed or suppressed, especially of emotions or impulses.

What part of speech is pent-up?

pent-up is commonly used as adjective.