stifling

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, quelling, suppression
Adjective
  1. Characterized by oppressive heat and humidity (synset 301253205)
    "the summer was sultry and oppressive"; "the stifling atmosphere"; "the sulfurous atmosphere preceding a thunderstorm"
    similar to: hot - used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
    same as: sulfurous, sulphurous, sultry

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