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Stifled

To interrupt or cut off.

📖 Definitions of "Stifled"

verb
  1. 1

    To interrupt or cut off.

  2. 2

    To repress, keep in or hold back.

    "The army stifled the rebellion."

  3. 3

    To smother or suffocate.

    "The heat was stifling the children."

  4. 4

    To feel smothered etc.

    "The heat felt stifling."

adjective
  1. 1

    That has been interrupted, suppressed etc

    "The stifled attempt at reform led to further resentment."

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