pent-up[adjective]Synonyms: suppressed, bottled up, curbed, held back, inhibited, repressed, smothered, stifled
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
pent-up /ˌpent ˈʌp◂/
adjective[
Date: 1500-1600;
Origin: pent an old past participle of pen; ⇒ pen1(2)]
pent-up feelings or energy have not been expressed or used for a long time:
years of pent-up anger and frustration [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲