- the impulse to forbid revelation in another. This of course, being an overt, reacts on one's own case as an impulse to keep oneself from finding out anything from the bank, and of course suppresses as well the release of one's own withholds. So it is more fundamental than a withhold. A "suppressor" is often considered "social conduct" insofar as one prevents things from being revealed which might embarrass or frighten others. (HCOB 15 Mar 62)