quelling

Noun
  1. Forceful prevention;
    Putting down by power or authority (synset 101081528)
    "the suppression of heresy"; "the quelling of the rebellion"; "the stifling of all dissent"
    is a type of: bar, prevention - the act of preventing
    subtypes: crackdown - severely repressive actions
    same as: crushing, stifling, suppression

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