เก็บกด(gèp gòt)
Meanings
1VerbB2
[to] repress; bottle up (feelings/desires)
to keep emotions or desires unexpressed; to suppress feelings instead of letting them out
Examples
มีอะไรmee à-raiมีอะไรmee à-raiwhat is it?; what's up?ไม่สบายใจmâi sà-baai jaiไม่สบายใจmâi sà-baai jai1uneasy; worried; troubled2[to] feel uneasy/worried (about [sth])ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerควรkuuanควรkuuan1should; ought to2appropriate; proper; suitable3deserve; be worthy ofพูดpôotพูดpôot1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutออกมาòk maaออกมาòk maa1[to] come out; emerge2[to] be released; be made public3[to] turn out; end up4[to] come forward; speak outอย่าyàaอย่าyàa1don’t; do not (negative imperative)2don’t … yet; hold offเก็บกดgèp gòtเก็บกดgèp gòt1[to] repress; bottle up (feelings/desires)2repressed; pent-upไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)3so that; in order to4for later; in reserve5[to] leave (something) as is6[to] set aside; reserveคนเดียวkon diiaoคนเดียวkon diiao1alone; by oneself; unaccompanied2only one person; sole
If something is bothering you, you should say it. Don't suppress it and keep it to yourself.
2AdjectiveB2
repressed; pent-up
having unexpressed emotions or desires kept inside; emotionally suppressed (often implying later outburst; sometimes sexual)
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillดูเป็นdoo bpenดูเป็นdoo bpen[to] seem; [to] look likeคนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleเงียบๆngîiap ngîiapเงียบๆngîiap ngîiap1quietly; discreetly; low‑key2quiet; very quiet (in manner/atmosphere)3quiet!, hush!แต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)ลึกๆléuk léukลึกๆléuk léuk1deeply; far below the surface2deep down; inwardly; at heartแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsคนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleเก็บกดgèp gòtเก็บกดgèp gòt1[to] repress; bottle up (feelings/desires)2repressed; pent-upไม่ค่อยmâi kôiไม่ค่อยmâi kôi1rarely; seldom; not often2not very; hardly (degree)แสดงsà-daengแสดงsà-daeng1[to] show; demonstrate2[to] perform; act; put on (a show)3[to] express4[to] present; exhibitความรู้สึกkwaam róo-sèukความรู้สึกkwaam róo-sèuk1feeling; emotion2sensation; sensory feeling3intuition; hunch4sentiment; attitude
He seems like a quiet person, but deep down he's emotionally suppressed and doesn't show his feelings much.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
อัดอั้นàt ânอัดอั้นàt ân1repressed; bottled-up (feelings); pent-up2[to] be choked up; [to] feel pent-up
- repressed; bottled-up (feelings); pent-up
- [to] be choked up; [to] feel pent-up
อัดอั้นตันใจàt ân dtan jaiอัดอั้นตันใจàt ân dtan jai1emotionally pent-up; unable to express feelings2[to] feel emotionally pent-up; have bottled‑up feelings
- emotionally pent-up; unable to express feelings
- [to] feel emotionally pent-up; have bottled‑up feelings
สะกดกลั้นsà-gòt glânสะกดกลั้นsà-gòt glân[to] suppress; [to] hold back [sth]
[to] suppress; [to] hold back [sth]
ข่มใจkòm jaiข่มใจkòm jai[to] control oneself; [to] restrain oneself
[to] control oneself; [to] restrain oneself
Word Breakdown
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เก็บกดgèp gòtเก็บกดgèp gòt[to] repress; bottle up (feelings/desires)