manage
verb
to deal successfully with an emotion or feeling so that it does not cause a problem
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To stop, control or not show emotions
deal with
to accept and control a difficult emotional situation so that you can start to live a normal life again despite it
hold in
to not allow your feelings to show
bottle up
to stop yourself from showing negative emotions like anger and disappointment, especially over a long period, so that these feelings develop in a harmful way
repress
verb
to refuse to admit that you have a particular feeling, need, or memory, so that it remains hidden in your mind
keep back
to not tell someone something, or to not show how you feel
vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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