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Definition of stifling
- forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority; "the suppression of heresy"; "the quelling of the rebellion"; "the stifling of all dissent"
- characterized by oppressive heat and humidity; "the summer was sultry and oppressive"; "the stifling atmosphere"; "the sulfurous atmosphere preceding a thunderstorm"
Hyponyms: crackdown
Derivational Morphology: smother, stifle, strangle, muffle, repress, squelch, quell, quench, oppress, suppress, crush, stamp down, inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb
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