stifling
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
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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