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Of or pertaining to something stifled or suppressed.
The stifled attempt at reform lead to further resentment.
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Stifled — Sti fled, a. Stifling. [1913 Webster] The close and stifled study. Hawthorne. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stifled — index clandestine Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Stifled — Stifle Sti fle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stifled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Stifling}.] [Freq. of OE. stif stiff; cf. Icel. st[=i]fla to dam up.] 1. To stop the breath of by crowding something into the windpipe, or introducing an irrespirable substance into… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stifled — adj. Stifled is used with these nouns: ↑cry, ↑scream, ↑sob, ↑yawn … Collocations dictionary
stifled — adjective held in check with difficulty a smothered cough a stifled yawn a strangled scream suppressed laughter • Syn: ↑smothered, ↑strangled, ↑suppressed … Useful english dictionary
stifled strangled suppressed — inhibited inhibited adj. 1. held back or restrained or prevented; as, in certain conditions previously inhibited conditioned reactions can reappear; of behaviors. Opposite of {uninhibited}. [Narrower terms: {pent up, repressed ; {stifled,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stifled — Synonyms and related words: arcane, bated, blurred, breathy, cabalistic, censored, choked, choking, classified, close, closed, concealed, croaking, crushed, cryptic, damped, dampened, dark, dead, deadened, drawling, drawly, dull, dulled,… … Moby Thesaurus
stifled — sti·fle || staɪfl v. hold back, restrain; crush, quell; smother, suffocate, asphyxiate; be suffocated … English contemporary dictionary
stifled his laughter — stopped his laughter, tried hard not to laugh … English contemporary dictionary
Stifle — Sti fle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stifled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Stifling}.] [Freq. of OE. stif stiff; cf. Icel. st[=i]fla to dam up.] 1. To stop the breath of by crowding something into the windpipe, or introducing an irrespirable substance into the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
