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 ]
stifling (n.)
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 ]