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stifling


I - noun
forceful prevention;
putting down by power or authority
- the suppression of heresy
- the quelling of the rebellion
- the stifling of all dissent
Syn:
suppression, crushing, quelling
Derivationally related forms:
stifle, quell (for: quelling), crush (for: crushing), suppress (for: suppression)
Hypernyms:
prevention, bar
Hyponyms:
crackdown

II - adjective
characterized by oppressive heat and humidity
- the summer was sultry and oppressive
- the stifling atmosphere
- the sulfurous atmosphere preceding a thunderstorm
Syn:
sultry, sulfurous, sulphurous
Similar to:
hot
Derivationally related forms:
sultriness (for: sultry)

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