stifling

  • (s) characterized by oppressive heat and humidity
    • the summer was sultry and oppressive
    • the stifling atmosphere
    • the sulfurous atmosphere preceding a thunderstorm
    sultry, sulfurous, sulphurous,

Nouns

  • (n) forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority
    • the suppression of heresy
    • the quelling of the rebellion
    • the stifling of all dissent
    crushing, quelling, suppression,

Synonyms

crushing quelling suppression sultry sulfurous sulphurous

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