Definition of "pent-up"
pent-up
/pɛnt ʌp/
adjective
comparative more pent-up, superlative most pent-up
Repressed or suppressed, especially of emotions or impulses.
Quotations
“I believe it’s a lot of pent-up demand from the pandemic and people wanting to get out,” David Richardson, a member of the Miami Beach City Commission, said on Sunday.
2021 March 22, Neil Vigdor, Michael Majchrowicz, Azi Paybarah, “Miami Beach, Overwhelmed by Spring Break, Extends Emergency Curfew”, in The New York Times