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Definition of pent-up adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

pent-up

adjective

NAmE//ˌpɛnt ˈʌp//

1(of feelings, energy, etc.) that cannot be expressed or released pent-up frustration/energy

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2having feelings that you cannot express She was too pent-up to speak.

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